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High Frequency Words 1

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High Frequency Words, Part 1 helps elementary school children in Year 1 learn how to spell some of the common and tricky words they will use in their everyday writing.

There are some tricks we can learn for spelling words but, unfortunately, some of the most common words we use are quite difficult when it comes to spelling them. These tricky words need to be memorized. They are known as 'high frequency words' because they often appear in your day-to-day life. Have a go at these high frequency words and see how many you already know.

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1 .

Spell this missing word: _____ are very funny.

You

Yuo

The letter 'u' is said the same way as the word 'you'.

2 .

Spell this missing word: He _____ going to give you his last candy.

wuz

was

woz

wos

Jelly Babies (candies) used to be called Peace Babies.

3 .

Spell the missing word that fits in both gaps: _____ cat is in _____ basket.

The

Thee

The word 'the' is often used in our sentences and so, must always be spelled correctly. There is a word 'thee' but it was used in the 1600s and meant 'you'.

4 .

Spell this missing word: She is the Queen _____ Spain.

off

ove

Here the 'f' sound makes a 'v' sound.

5 .

Spell this missing word: He _____ very tall.

Make sure you don't get confused between the 'i' and 'e' sound!

6 .

Spell this missing word: _____ is Monday.

Tooday

Today

Todai

Todday

The word 'today' is two words pushed together: 'to' and 'day'.

7 .

Spell this missing word: How _____ you?

arr

are

'Ar' does make the same sound as 'are' but a sound is not a word!

8 .

Spell this missing word: Where _____ you?

wer

wher

were

weer

Don't forget the way we tell the difference between 'where' and 'were' is that 'where' has the word 'here' inside it, so that word is to do with place.

9 .

Spell this missing word: "Hello," he _____.