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The Sound air

This Spelling quiz is called 'The Sound air' and it has been written by teachers to help you if you are studying the subject at elementary school. Playing educational quizzes is an enjoyable way to learn if you are in the 3rd, 4th or 5th grade - aged 8 to 11.

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This 'Sound air' quiz will help elementary school children learn spellings with the three letter digraph 'air'.

The ‘air’ sound is a three letter digraph. This means that if a word has the ‘air’ sound in it, chances are, it will be spelled with these three letters. This sound is also a word – air is what you breathe! Test your knowledge on these spellings.

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1 .

Spell the missing word: We went to the ____.

fayr

fair

fairr

fiar

Because the word ends in 'air' you don't need to add another 'r' as the 'r' in 'air' counts.

2 .

Spell the missing word: Today we made chocolate _____.

eclares

eccles

eclaires

eclairs

The word comes from French and means 'flash of lightning'.

3 .

Spell the missing word: ____ comes from cows.

Dairey

Dairy

Dairie

Darie

If you are allergic to dairy, you are lactose intolerant.

4 .

Spell the missing word: Please, take a seat on this comfy ____.

chhair

chairr

chare

chair

Do you think it looks comfy?

5 .

Spell the missing word: The tiger went back to his ____.

layer

lair

laire

lare

Tigers, bears and wolves live in lairs.

6 .

Spell the missing word: She bought a new ____ of shoes.

paire

pair

pairr

paire

Up until 1818 shoes were one shape - this meant the left and right shoe were both the same! Nowadays, our right and left shoes fold in slightly with the foot.

7 .

Spell the missing word: Afghan Hounds are particularly _____ dogs.