Spelling Basics for Reception: Improve Your Spelling Skills

Question 1

In the word 'fish', which letter makes the /f/ sound?

Accepted Answer

f

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i

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s

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h

Question 2

Which of these animals is spelled with a 'z'?

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zebra

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dog

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pig

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cow

Question 3

What is the first letter in the word 'jump'?

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j

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u

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m

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p

Question 4

Which of these words is spelled like the color of the sky?

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blue

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red

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green

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yellow

Question 5

Which letter makes the sound for the first part of 'mouse'?

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m

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o

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u

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s

Question 6

Which word is the longest?

Accepted Answer

run

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see

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cat

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dog

Question 7

Which word starts with the letter 'f'?

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fish

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cat

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dog

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see

Question 8

Which word is the plural of 'cat'?

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cats

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kats

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caht

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dog

Question 9

Which word has two sounds for the letters in the middle?

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train

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cat

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dog

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run

Question 10

Which word is made up of two smaller words?

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butterfly

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cat

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dog

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house

Question 11

Which word means the opposite of 'big'?

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small

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tall

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long

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short

Question 12

Which picture is of a 'house'?

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Image of a house

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Image of a tree

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Image of a car

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Image of a ball

Question 13

What sound does the letter 'm' make?

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mmm

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puh

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buh

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tuh

Question 14

Which word means more than one 'dog'?

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dogs

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doges

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doggs

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dogz

Question 15

What word has the same sound at the start as 'cat'?

Accepted Answer

cab

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dog

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sun

Question 16

Which of these is the correct spelling of 'cat'?

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cat

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catt

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kat

Question 17

Which of these is a vowel?

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a

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t

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n

Question 18

Which of these words rhymes with 'sun'?

Accepted Answer

run

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cat

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ball

Question 19

What is the missing letter in the word '_OG'?

Accepted Answer

c

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s

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a

Question 20

Which of these words is a sight word?

Accepted Answer

is

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house

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rain

Question 21

Which of these words has the most sounds?

Accepted Answer

banana

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dog

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tree

Question 22

What is the first letter of the word 'apple'?

Accepted Answer

a

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e

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i

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o

Question 23

Which word has the same vowel sound as 'in'?

Accepted Answer

out

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dog

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cat

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pig

Question 24

Which word rhymes with 'hat'?

Accepted Answer

cat

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dog

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sun

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toy

Question 25

What is the correct spelling of the word 'sound'?

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sound

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sownd

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sowndd

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sownddd

Question 26

Which word is a noun?

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cat

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run

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and

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the

Question 27

Which word has the most letters?

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elephant

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cat

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dog

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mouse

Question 28

What is the opposite of 'big'?

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small

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tall

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long

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short

Question 29

Which word shows the correct spelling for the sound we make for our pet?

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cat

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kat

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caht

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katt

Question 30

When we say 'ssssun', which sound do we hear at the beginning?

Accepted Answer

/s/

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/z/

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/sh/

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/th/

Question 31

Which word sounds the same as 'doggity dog' at the end?

Accepted Answer

log

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cat

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pig

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hat

Question 32

When we say 'tree', which sound comes first?

Accepted Answer

/t/

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/r/

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/e/

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/i/

Question 33

Which word is a name for a person, place, or thing?

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cat

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and

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run

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the

Question 34

When we ask a question, which sign do we put at the end?

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?

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.

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!

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,

Question 35

Which word is a colour we can see?

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red

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dog

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run

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and

Question 36

Look at the picture. Which word is spelt correctly?

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cat

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katt

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caht

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kat

Question 37

Which word is spelt with a 'ch' sound?

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cheese

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run

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jump

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cat

Question 38

Look at the picture. How do you spell the word?

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dog

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doag

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dok

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dag

Question 39

Which word has a silent letter?

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knight

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cat

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run

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dog

Question 40

Which word is spelt with a capital letter?

Accepted Answer

London

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cat

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dog

Question 41

Look at the picture. How do you spell the word?

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tree

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trie

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treee

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tre

Question 42

Which word is spelt correctly?

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because

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becaus

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becauss

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becaause

Question 43

Which word is spelt with a double consonant?

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letter

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cat

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run

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dog

Question 44

How many letters are in the word 'spelling'?

Accepted Answer

8

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7

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9

Question 45

Which word is spelled correctly?

Accepted Answer

cat

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catte

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katt

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caht

Question 46

Which word is spelled with the /k/ sound?

Accepted Answer

kite

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table

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sun

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dog

Question 47

Which of these words has the same spelling pattern as 'run'?

Accepted Answer

fun

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dog

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cat

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apple

Question 48

Which word is spelled correctly?

Accepted Answer

friend

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frieend

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frend

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freind

Question 49

Which of these words is a sight word?

Accepted Answer

the

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beautiful

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cat

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zebra

Question 50

Which word has the most letters?

Accepted Answer

elephant

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dog

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cat

Question 51

Which of these words can be spelled using the letter 'c'?

Accepted Answer

cat

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dog

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apple

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sun