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Year 2 - Tricky words 5
Writing these tricky words over and over will help you remember how to spell them.

Year 2 - Tricky words 5

This 'Tricky Words 5' spelling quiz tests KS1 children on words taken from the National Curriculum. All these words are tricky to spell because they are exceptions to the rules or consist of rarely-used sounds.

This quiz is on words that don’t necessarily follow sound patterns and so can’t be sounded out. Improve your spelling of tricky words in this quiz.

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1 .
They loved their gym ____.
clarss
klarss
klass
class
You have to be over sixteen years old to join a gym.
2 .
____ can name a country and an animal by saying one word?
Hoo
Who
Whoo
Whue
Turkey! It's an animal and a country!
3 .
Can you ____ your identity?
prove
proove
proov
pruve
If you want to travel to a different country you have to show proof of who you are, usually in the form of a passport.
4 .
Do you know ____ facts about turkeys?
eny
eni
ani
any
I do - the wobbly bit under a turkey's chin is called a caruncle.
5 .
Would you like some of my ____?
stake
staik
stayke
steak
This meal is called a 'surf and turf' because the prawns are from the sea (surf) and the steak is from the land (turf).
6 .
This is a statue of Alexander the ____.
Grate
Grait
Great
Grayt
The letters 'ea' sounds the same as 'ee' but for this word it makes an 'ai' sound. Very tricky!
7 .
Don't let go! ____ on tight!
Whold
Holed
Holled
Hold
Roller coasters can be made from wood or steel.
8 .
Have you lost your ____?
miend
mind
minde
mighnd
This is something people say when they are shocked at another person's actions or behaviour.
9 .
This little girl is not my ____.
chiyled
chiled
child
childe
Normally, for an 'i' to make it's alphabet name it needs to be joined by another vowel or followed by a magic e but not for this word as it's an exception!
10 .
____ you like to come on holiday with me?
Would
Wood
Wod
Wud
The first two answers are real words - can you put them into two different sentences?
You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Spelling

Author:  Finola Waller

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