Silent letters: the 'wr' spelling | Exit Quiz | Oak National Academy

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1st Grade

6 Qs

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Silent letters: the 'wr' spelling | Exit Quiz | Oak National Academy

Silent letters: the 'wr' spelling | Exit Quiz | Oak National Academy

Assessment

Quiz

English

1st Grade

Hard

Created by

Oak National Academy

FREE Resource

6 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Choose the correct word and spelling to complete this sentence: Did you __________ me a question?

ask

arsk

aks

Answer explanation

Ask is a word that is used frequently in reading and writing, so it is useful to learn to spell it correctly.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Choose the correct word and spelling to complete this sentence: He __________ it's time to go.

sayz

sez

says

Answer explanation

'Says' is a word that is used frequently in reading and writing, so it is useful to learn to spell it correctly.

3.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which words contain the 'wr' spelling of the 'r' sound.

wrestle

right

wrinkle

rose

berry

Answer explanation

'Wrinkle' and 'wrestle' both have 'wr' representing the single phoneme 'r' at the start of the word.

4.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Choose the representation of the 'r' sound that matches the words.

rabbit

rr

carry

wr

wreck

r

Answer explanation

'r' and 'rr' are common representations of the 'r' sound, such as in 'carry' and 'rabbit'. 'wr' in 'wreck' is a rarer spelling generally found at the start of the word. It can be described as having a 'silent letter'.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Choose the correct word and spelling for the following sentence: I sprained my __________ playing football.

wrist

rist

wrissed

rissed

Answer explanation

The 'wr' spelling is found at the beginning of the word 'wrist'.

6.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Correct the spelling in bold in the following sentence: I had to right a sentence during my English lesson.

Answer explanation

The 'wr' spelling for the 'r' sound is commonly found at the beginning of a word, such as 'write'.