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Common exception words Y1

Read and spell the Year 1 common exception words that cannot be fully decoded with phonics: the, a, do, to, today, of, said, says, are, were, was, is, his, has, I, you, your, they, be, he, me, she, we, no, go, so, by, my, here, there, where, love, come, some, one, once, ask, friend, school, put, push, pull, full, house, our

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Some words don't sound like they look — they are tricky words!

  2. 2

    Which tricky word is spelled t-h-e?

  3. 3

    Build the tricky word 'the' by dragging the letters in order.

  4. 4

    Let's learn the word 'is' — it sounds like 'iz' but it's spelled i-s.

  5. 5

    Build the tricky word 'is' — drag the letters in the right order.

  6. 6

    How do you spell the tricky word 'is'?

  7. 7

    Which is the tricky word for 'thuh'?

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