updates | May 24, 2026

What can you spell with Greeny?

maturing.

How many common exception words are there in Year 1?

The statutory requirements of the Year 1 Spelling Curriculum include the common exception words: the, a, do, to, today, of, said, says, are, were, was, is, his, has, I, you, your, they, be, he, me, she, we, no, go, so, by, my, here, there, where, love, come, some, one, once, ask, friend, school, put, push, pull, full.

Is there a common exception word?

Common exception words are words that do not follow the common phonetic spelling rules children learn in Year 1 and Year 2. Meaning that the letters and letter combinations (graphemes) make surprising and unusual sounds (phonemes) compared to regular words.