Spelling Word List: Common words with rare or irregular spellings

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Spelling Test: Common words with rare or irregular spellings

Listen to the words and type them correctly to improve your spelling.

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____ saw that the dog had hurt its paw.

Listen to the word and type it below: Enter a word. Check Click on the ringmaster to repeat the word.

_____ are lots of people in the park.

Listen to the word and type it below: Enter a word. Check Click on the ringmaster to repeat the word.

Mum ____ I could go to the shop.

Listen to the word and type it below: Enter a word. Check Click on the ringmaster to repeat the word.

they

there

said

About this test list: Common words with rare or irregular spellings

Knowledge of the spelling system, Letters and Sounds, Phase Six.

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