SpellingYear 1Common Exception Words

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

  1. 1

    Some words are tricky — they don't sound like they look! We call them 'common exception words'.

  2. 2

    What is the tricky word that sounds like 'the' but has a silent 'e'?

  3. 3

    Build the word 'the' by tapping the letters in the right order.

  4. 4

    Let's read and spell 'said' together.

  5. 5

    Build the word 'said' by tapping the letters.

  6. 6

    Which of these is the tricky word 'said'?

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