Year 1 common exception words
Spell correctly the Y1 statutory common exception words: the, a, do, to, today, of, said, says, are, were, was, is, his, has, I, you, your, they, be, he, she, we, me, 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
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Some words are tricky — they don't sound like they look! We call them 'common exception words'.
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What is the tricky word that sounds like 'the' but has a silent 'e'?
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Build the word 'the' by tapping the letters in the right order.
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Let's read and spell 'said' together.
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Build the word 'said' by tapping the letters.
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Which of these is the tricky word 'said'?
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