KS1120 quizzes

KS1 Spelling Quizzes for Year 1 & Year 2

120 quizzes covering tricky words, word patterns, prefixes and plurals — built for Year 1 and Year 2. Pick a topic and start practising.

Year 1 - Adding ed

Spelling can be one of the hardest subjects to learn for some children - after all, many words in the English language don't follow any rules and must be learned through memory. Help your child change a verb from the present to the past tense. This year 1 KS1 Spelling quiz will aid their learning.

Questions

3 Q

Duration

10 min

Level

★★ Medium

Year 2 - The Sound wr

Some children have difficulty pronouncing the letter R which often comes out as a W. This then makes it even harder to learn to spell those words. This informative and fun KS1 review quiz for Year 2 will teach your child words with the silent wr sound and should improve their command of English.

Questions

3 Q

Duration

10 min

Level

★★ Medium

Year 1 - Adding ing

Spelling is not only learning new words, it's also about changing a word depending what tense it is in, for instance bake, baking and baked. Improve your child's understanding of how to adapt verbs into the present tense. This enjoyable and friendly KS1 Spelling quiz is aimed at year 1 students.

Questions

3 Q

Duration

10 min

Level

★★ Medium

Year 2 - Tricky words 2

So many words in English are tricky to spell - and some of them are everyday words too. Does your child need help to improve their spelling ability? If so, this informative and enjoyable KS1 review quiz for Year 2 will teach them tricky words to enhance their writing and vocabulary skills.

Questions

3 Q

Duration

10 min

Level

★★ Medium

Year 1 - High Frequency Words - Part 1

In year 1, students will come across words that are not so easy to spell. These words crop up time and time again in everyday life and so must be learned. This KS1 Spelling quiz helps children learn to spell common and high frequency words. Teach your child these words by playing this enjoyable quiz

Questions

3 Q

Duration

10 min

Level

★★ Medium

Year 1 - High Frequency Words - Part 2

Year 1 - High Frequency Words - Part 2 is a KS1 English Spelling quiz focused on Part 2 within the Year 1 High Frequency Words topic. Use this set to diagnose gaps quickly, then convert mistakes into specific revision actions.

This page is tuned for foundation level practice: short decision cycles, step-by-step checking, and question patterns that mirror classroom and exam-style wording. Review every wrong answer before moving on so this attempt improves both speed and method.

After finishing Part 2, continue with another quiz in the same cluster to compare accuracy trends. If your score drops on the next set, return to this page once more and focus only on the errors you repeated.

Topic focus: Year 1 High Frequency Words
Variant: Part 2
Path: KS1 / English Spelling

Questions

3 Q

Duration

10 min

Level

★★ Medium

Year 1 - High Frequency Words - Part 3

Some words are used more often than others and these particular words need to be learned by year 1 students in order to improve their writing and spelling skills. This KS1 Spelling quiz helps children memorise everyday and high frequency words. Teach your child these words by playing this fun quiz.

Questions

3 Q

Duration

10 min

Level

★★ Medium

Year 1 - Magic e Review

Year 1 students should improve their spelling and writing skills by getting lots of practice on a regular basis, both at school and at home. Review your child's spelling by playing this enjoyable and friendly KS1 Magic e quiz and see how well they know the rules when writing single clause sentences.

Questions

3 Q

Duration

10 min

Level

★★ Medium

Year 1 - Magic e with a

If you haven't come across Magic E before, then you might want to play this quiz to give you an idea of how it works. That way you can help your child in year 1 with their spellings. Play this informative KS1 quiz to see how well your child understands spelling when using the magic e with an a sound

Questions

3 Q

Duration

10 min

Level

★★ Medium

Year 1 - Magic e with e

Some words, such as bead, are pronounced as if they would be spelt with a double e in the word - beed. How well does your child understand spelling when using the magic e with an e sound? Find out by testing them in this enjoyable and friendly KS1 spelling quiz which is aimed at year 1 students.

Questions

3 Q

Duration

10 min

Level

★★ Medium

Year 1 - Magic e with i

Magic E with an I is when a word such as kit changes pronunciation if an e is added on the end. Kite sounds very different to kit. How well does your child understand spelling when using the magic e with an i? Find out by testing them in this fun and friendly KS1 spelling quiz for year 1 children.

Questions

3 Q

Duration

10 min

Level

★★ Medium

Year 1 - Magic e with o

Words, such as cop, sound very different if an e is added on the end - cope. Year 1 students learn to spell using phonics and Magic E is a handy tool to use. How well does your child understand spelling when using the magic e with o? Find out by testing their skills in this fun KS1 spelling quiz.

Questions

3 Q

Duration

10 min

Level

★★ Medium

Year 1 - Magic e with u

Children can pronounce and spell cub quite easily, but what happens when an e is added on the end - cube. It no longer sounds the same. How well does your child understand spelling when using the magic e with u sound? Find out by testing them in this fun and friendly year 1 KS1 spelling quiz.

Questions

3 Q

Duration

10 min

Level

★★ Medium

Year 1 - Plurals that end in es

Some words take just an S to become plural, but others require an ES, such as bus, church and fox. When spelling, children learn the rule of adding the es suffix to nouns to make them plural. Play this enjoyable and friendly KS1 Spelling quiz on words with the iz sound aimed at year 1 students.

Questions

3 Q

Duration

10 min

Level

★★ Medium

Year 1 - Plurals that end in s

Lots of words simply have the letter S added at the end when they become plural. These easy words should be learned by year 1 students before they move onto harder plurals where the same rules don't apply. Test your child by playing this informative and enjoyable KS1 Spelling quiz on plural words.

Questions

3 Q

Duration

10 min

Level

★★ Medium

Year 1 - Prefix un

Many words in the English language can take the prefix UN, such as fit and unfit, kind and unkind. In Year 1, children learn about the prefix un which changes the meaning of the root word. Test your child's spelling skills by playing this friendly and enjoyable KS1 quiz and see if they get top marks

Questions

3 Q

Duration

10 min

Level

★★ Medium

Year 1 - Spelling Review 1

Spelling is one of the most important skills at school because it is needed in every other subject. In year 1, students should be able to spell a variety of words. Review your child's spelling by playing this KS1 quiz and see how well they can spell the words taken from the National Curriculum.

Questions

3 Q

Duration

10 min

Level

★★ Medium

Year 1 - Spelling Review 2

If you want to give your child some spelling practice, ask them to write a story of no more than 100 words. In addition, you could also test them by playing this friendly and enjoyable KS1 review quiz for year 1 and see how well they can spell the words which are taken from the National Curriculum.

Questions

3 Q

Duration

10 min

Level

★★ Medium

Year 1 - The Best Sentence

If you want to help your child with their spelling, you could draw a picture with them and ask them to spell each thing in the picture. This friendly KS1 Spelling quiz for year 1 students takes single clause sentences and asks if children can find the best sentence with everything spelt perfectly.

Questions

3 Q

Duration

10 min

Level

★★ Medium

Year 1 - The End Sound ck

When you are young, learning how to say words with a C or a K can take some time, let alone learning how to spell them! If your child needs some help with spelling, this KS1 quiz aimed at year 1 students will teach them when it's right to add the digraph ck. Make sure they know the rules of spelling

Questions

3 Q

Duration

10 min

Level

★★ Medium

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Description

Explore KS1 spelling quiz activities for Year 1 and Year 2, covering phonics, high frequency words, prefixes, plurals, and common spelling rules. Each KS1 spelling quiz is designed to support early writing and vocabulary development through short, interactive practice.

Choose a KS1 spelling quiz to practise word patterns, tricky words, and sentence accuracy. With quick questions and instant feedback, children can improve spelling skills and build confidence in English at Key Stage 1 level.