Year 2 The /o/ sound spelt ‘a’ after ‘w’ and ‘qu’: KS1 Spelling Worksheets

These PDF worksheets are an excellent way for children in year 2 to revise and practise spelling words with the /o/ sound spelt ‘a’ in words following the letters ‘w’ or ‘qu’.

The worksheets include five different activities in which children look at spelling patterns, identify misspelt words and apply their spellings in context. They can be used within lessons, as an assessment or as a homework task.

This primary resource is divided into five sections:

Tips
Underline the letter making the /o/ sound in each word

Check
Circle the correct spelling of the given words and add the letter ‘a’ to complete the words

Use
Use the images, and the words underneath, to write a sentence about each

Change
Read each sentence and change the underlined word or phrase for the words listed

Apply
Write a description of the picture, trying to use as many of the words listed as possible

Examples of words with the letter ‘a’ making an /o/ sound after ‘w’ or ‘qu’ from English Appendix 1

want
watch
wander
quantity
squash

National Curriculum English programme of study links
The /o/ sound spelt a after w and qu

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