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Read and Spell Common Exception Words

In this worksheet, students practise reading and spelling common words that cannot be 'sounded out'. The worksheet requires the student to listen to audio clips.

Worksheet Overview

Some words that we use all the time are hard to read and spell because we can't sound them out.

 

Listen to this word: 

It sounds like s-e-d but in fact it is spelt said.

 

Look carefully at this list of tricky words and listen to the sound clips.

good  

here 

one 

they 

was

 

In this worksheet you can practise reading and writing these words.

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