Spelling Word List: Common exception words

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Study the Word List: Common exception words

	child	That child is getting up to mischief again.
	children	The children sat in rows.
	wild	Do wild mushrooms taste the best?
	climb	They set out to climb Mount Everest.
	climbed	The group of students climbed over the hills. *
	most	China is a country with many people.
	both	Both halves of the game were exciting.
	should	You should put a coat on before you go out.
	climbing	The mountaineer was climbing Everest. *
	climber	The wounded climber was helped to safety.
	only	Unique means the only one of its kind.
	could	We could hear the wolves howling.
	would	Would you like a strawberry milkshake?

* This sentence was added by a Spellzone user.

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Spelling Practice: Common exception words

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child

children

wild

climb

climbed

most

both

should

climbing

climber

only

could

would

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Take a Spelling Test: Common exception words

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That _____ is getting up to mischief again.

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