Learn Some Exception Words

There are some words which are more challenging to spell and we can use a range of different methods to help us learn them. 

 

In this activity, we are going to look at the following list of words:

 

answer

arrive

build

caught

certain

continue

decide

different

earth

exercise

extreme

February

group

heart

history

island

 

There are a number of ways to help you learn these spellings - you need to work out what works best for you! 

 

Here are some ideas:

 

1) Use a 'spelling voice' when saying the words e.g. IS LAND instead of making the 's' silent.

2) Make up rhymes to help you with the trickier parts e.g. U and I will bUIld a house or I can HEAR my HEARt. 

3) Be creative - make pictures or songs to help you.

4) Keep writing them over and over again or make the words with sticks or items around your house. 

 

 

Start off by seeing if you can learn some of these words and then have a go at the activity!