KS1154 quizzes

English

Sentences - Completing

Sentence structure is an important aspect of English classes. Learning how to complete a sentence is as crucial as learning to start them with a capital letter. If your child needs some help with writing, play this year 1 and year 2 KS1 Literacy quiz and watch them improve their story writing.

Questions

3 Q

Duration

10 min

Level

★★ Medium

Sentences - Openers

Children in KS1 often use the common sentence opener 'then'. There are much better words to choose from and having a variety in their stories and writing will keep their work fresh and interesting. Help your child to Improve their language by playing this year 1 and year 2 English and Literacy quiz.

Questions

3 Q

Duration

10 min

Level

★★ Medium

Similes

Similes are figures of speech which compare one thing to another. An example is 'The comedian was as sharp as a knife'. To expand your child's poetry and language skills, why not play this year 1 and year 2 KS1 English and Literacy picture quiz - it will test their understanding of the subject.

Questions

3 Q

Duration

10 min

Level

★★ Medium

Practice - Reading - 10

Enhance your English reading and common high-frequency words skills with this interactive KS1 quiz. Let's make learning fun together!

Questions

3 Q

Duration

10 min

Level

★★ Medium

Speech Marks

From a very early age, children are aware of speech marks in the bedtime stories and picture books they read. They may not actually know what the little squiggles mean. To help child's reading and comprehension skills, play this year 1 and year 2 KS1 English and Literacy quiz on speech marks.

Questions

3 Q

Duration

10 min

Level

★★ Medium

Syllables

How many syllables in a word is the same as saying how many sounds in a word. Take the word banana. There are three sounds - ba, na and na. So banana has three syllables. If you want to help your child improve their reading, English and literacy skills, play this fun KS1 quiz for year 1 and year 2.

Questions

3 Q

Duration

10 min

Level

★★ Medium

Synonyms 1

When children first start writing stories, they are prone to using the same word over and over again. This is where synonyms can make a big difference. Synonyms are words that have similar meaning, such as teach and tutor. Try this informative KS1 English and Literacy quiz for year 1 and year 2.

Questions

3 Q

Duration

10 min

Level

★★ Medium

Synonyms 2

Synonyms are words that have similar meanings, such as educate and teach. Stories that use synonyms are more interesting for the reader. Encouraging your child to use alternative words will expand their growing vocabulary and improve English and literacy. Play this KS1 quiz for year 1 and year 2

Questions

3 Q

Duration

10 min

Level

★★ Medium

Tense - Adding 'ing' and 'ed'

The English language isn't always so easy to understand. Sometimes a word has to change tense which requires the addition of 'ing' or 'ed'. Help teach your child about different tenses and when to use them. This year 1 and year 2 KS1 and Literacy quiz aids their understanding and explains the basics

Questions

3 Q

Duration

10 min

Level

★★ Medium

Verbs

You'd be hard-pushed to find a regular sentence without a verb in it. Verbs are very common words and children at the KS1 level should be able to recognise them when reading stories and writing. How well can your child spot a doing word? Play this year 1 and year 2 KS1 English and Literacy quiz

Questions

3 Q

Duration

10 min

Level

★★ Medium

Verbs - Future Tense

Verbs come in three tenses - past, present and future. Learning which one to use is a key requirement of a child's development of the English language. To improve your child's reading and writing skills, get them to play this year 1 and year 2 KS1 English and Literacy quiz about future tense verbs.

Questions

3 Q

Duration

10 min

Level

★★ Medium

Verbs - Past Tense (Adding 'ed')

When writing stories and articles, sometimes children need to use a verb in the past tense. For some words you simply add 'ed' onto the end. Help your child with their sentence level and improve their knowledge of the English language by playing this year 1 and year 2 KS1 English and Literacy quiz

Questions

3 Q

Duration

10 min

Level

★★ Medium

Verbs - Past Tense (Irregular) 1

Past tense verbs can be as simple as adding ed to the end. However, there are lots of irregular past tense verbs such as the word buy which becomes bought. If you want to expand your child's knowledge of action words, literacy and English language, play this enjoyable year 1 and year 2 KS1 quiz.

Questions

3 Q

Duration

10 min

Level

★★ Medium

Verbs - Past Tense (Irregular) 2

There are many irregular past tense verbs that KS1 schoolchildren come across, such as fly-flew and run-ran. These verbs don't follow any rules and so must be learned. Why not see how much your child has remembered from their classes in this year enjoyable 1 and year 2 English and Literacy quiz.

Questions

3 Q

Duration

10 min

Level

★★ Medium

Verbs - Past Tense (Irregular) 3

Two of the most common and most irregular past tense verbs are the words went and was which in present tense are go and be respectively. In order for your child to get a good understanding of tenses and improve their vocabulary, play this friendly year 1 and year 2 KS1 English and Literacy quiz.

Questions

3 Q

Duration

10 min

Level

★★ Medium

Verbs - Past Tense (Was, Were)

When writing and speaking in past tense, children find it easy to get 'was' and 'were' mixed up - and that's not surprising. If your child needs a little extra help with their command of the English language, why not play this year 1 and year 2 friendly KS1 Literacy quiz which explains the basics.

Questions

3 Q

Duration

10 min

Level

★★ Medium

Verbs - Present Tense

As children expand their knowledge of the English language, their writing will become more complex. When writing stories, it's important to keep verbs to a specific tense, whether that be past, present or future. Help your child to understand in this helpful KS1 Literacy quiz for year 1 and year 2

Questions

3 Q

Duration

10 min

Level

★★ Medium

Vocabulary - Occupations

As children develop, they learn the differences between doctors, dentists and policemen. Help your child to expand their vocabulary and improve their all-round knowledge of the English language by playing this enjoyable year 1 and year 2 KS1 Literacy picture quiz all about types of occupations.

Questions

3 Q

Duration

10 min

Level

★★ Medium

Vocabulary - Occupations (Missing Words)

As children develop their English language skills, they learn to spell and understand the meaning of new words every day. If you want to help your child improve their vocabulary, then try this year 1 and year 2 KS1 English Literacy quiz on occupations which asks them to find the missing words.

Questions

3 Q

Duration

10 min

Level

★★ Medium

Word Order 1

In any sentence of the English language, the order of words is crucial - otherwise a sentence just won't make any sense. Help teach your child about sentence structure and improve their understanding of literacy by playing this KS1 quiz for year 1 and year 2 students which explains the basics.

Questions

3 Q

Duration

10 min

Level

★★ Medium

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