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Common exception words Y2

Read and spell the Year 2 common exception words: door, floor, poor, because, find, kind, mind, behind, child, children, wild, climb, most, only, both, old, cold, gold, hold, told, every, everybody, even, great, break, steak, pretty, beautiful, after, fast, last, past, father, class, grass, pass, plant, path, bath, hour, move, prove, improve, sure, sugar, eye, could, should, would, who, whole, any, many, clothes, busy, people, water, again, half, money, Mr, Mrs

What you'll learn

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    Common exception words are tricky words that don't follow the normal spelling rules.

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    Which word is tricky and doesn't follow spelling rules?

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    Let's learn the word 'was' together.

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    Build the word 'was' with letters.

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    Which letters spell 'was'?

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    Now try building 'said' — another tricky word!

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    How do you spell 'said'?

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