Spelling test for Year 1 to Year 6

two. Two is the number. Too means also, or more than enough.

parents. Look for the rent in the middle of parents.

sea. The sea is salty water. You see with your eyes.

sure. You'll find sure hiding inside ensure and insure too.

know. Know starts with a silent k, just like knee and knock.

bee. A bee is a buzzing insect, and honeybees make honey. Be is the doing word, as in be careful.

says. Says is just say plus s, even though it sounds like sez.

there. There is about places, and it has here hiding inside it.

True. Answer has a silent w, just like sword.

mist. Mist is a thin fog. Missed is the past of miss.

False. One potato, two potatoes. Tomato does the same: tomatoes.

You're. You're is short for you are.

False. Breath is the air. Breathe, with an e, is what you do with it.

exercise. Exercise has no c straight after the x: ex, er, cise.

naughty. Naughty has aught in the middle, just like caught and taught.

heart. Heart has ear inside it, and art at the end.

amateur. Amateur comes from the French word for a lover. Amateurs do it for love.

bruise. Bruise and cruise both use ui for their oo sound.

affect. Affect is usually the verb. Effect is usually the noun, the result.

embarrass. Embarrass: you go really red, so smile shyly. Double r, double s.

True. Ancient breaks the rule: it has ie straight after the c.

herd. A herd is a group of animals. Heard is the past of hear.

environment. Environment has iron in the middle: env, iron, ment.

thorough. Thorough is like through, with an extra o after the h.