EnglishYear 1Spelling

Spell Y1 common exception words

Spell common exception words for Year 1 (the, said, do, so, has, his, her, was, you, are, they, were, one, etc.)

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Some words are tricky — they don't sound like they look! Let's learn one together.

  2. 2

    Which word is tricky because it has a silent 'k'?

  3. 3

    Tap the letters to spell 'the' in the right order.

  4. 4

    Let's spell 'said' together.

  5. 5

    Which letter comes next in 'said'? s-a-?

  6. 6

    Now spell 'was' — tap the letters in order.

  7. 7

    How do you spell the word that means 'belonging to me'?

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