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KS2 Spelling Practice Questions

Practise the spelling patterns and tricky words that come up in the Year 6 KS2 SATs — homophones, prefixes and suffixes, and the rules children are most often caught out by. Marked instantly with explanations. Free, with no sign-up.

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Try These 10 Questions

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Question 1

The dog wagged ___ tail happily.

Question 2

Choose the correct homophone: "We could see the ships sailing on the ___." (see / sea)

Question 3

The town ___ meets every month to discuss local issues.

Question 4

Which spelling is correct?

Question 5

Which sentence contains the correctly spelt word?

Question 6

Which word contains a silent letter?

Question 7

Spell the word meaning "to sign your name". It begins with a silent letter: w-r-i-...

Question 8

Select the correctly spelt word that contains a silent letter and means "the study of right and wrong".

Question 9

Which spelling is correct?

Question 10

A two-syllable word meaning "took place" — its past tense doubles the final consonant. Write the word. (It occurred yesterday.)

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