Year 1 and 2 Common Exception Words ✏️

Clues for every answer

A one-line clue for every answer, easy to hard. They're the same clues the game's 💡 Hint shows, so you can read them out when you run your own game.

Any

Some, no matter which, as in 'Have you got ___ sweets?'

Are

Form of 'be' used with you, we and they, as in 'We ___ happy.'

Ask

To put a question to someone.

Bath

Tub you sit in to wash yourself.

Both

The two of them together.

Busy

Doing lots of things; not free.

Cold

Low in temperature; not warm.

Come

To move towards the person speaking.

Door

Thing you open and close to go in or out of a room.

Even

Flat and level; also, a number you can split into two equal halves.

Eye

Part of the body you see with.

Fast

Moving with great speed.

Find

To locate something.

Full

Holding as much as it can, with no room left.

Gold

Heavy yellow metal of great value.

Half

One of two equal parts.

Has

Form of 'have', as in 'She ___ a dog.'

Here

In this place.

His

Belonging to him.

Hold

To grip something in your hand or arms.

Hour

Sixty minutes.

Old

Having lived for a long time.

One

The number before two.

Our

Belonging to us.

Put

To place something somewhere.

She

Word for a girl or woman already mentioned.

The

Little word before a noun, as in '___ cat sat on ___ mat.'

Was

Past form of 'be', as in 'It ___ raining.'

Who

Question word asking which person.

You

The person or people being spoken to.

After

Later than; behind.

Again

One more time.

Break

To smash something into pieces.

Child

Young person who is not yet an adult.

Class

Group of pupils taught together.

Climb

To go up something, like a hill or a ladder.

Could

Past form of can, as in 'I ___ swim when I was five.'

Kind

Friendly, caring and helpful.

Last

Final; coming at the end.

Love

Strong feeling of liking someone or something.

Many

A lot of.

Mind

The part of you that thinks.

Most

The majority of; more than half.

Move

To change position or place.

Once

One time only.

Only

Just that and nothing more.

Pass

To go past something.

Past

The time that has already happened.

Path

Track for people to walk along.

Poor

Having very little money.

Pull

To move something towards you.

Push

To press against something to move it away from you.

Said

Past of say, as in 'She ___ hello.'

Says

Form of say, as in 'He ___ hello.'

Some

A few; a certain number of.

Sure

Certain, with no doubt.

They

Word for a group of people or things already mentioned.

Told

Past of tell, as in 'She ___ me a story.'

Were

Past form of 'be' used with we, you and they, as in 'We ___ late.'

Wild

Living in nature, not tame.

Your

Belonging to you.

Beautiful

Very attractive; lovely to look at.

Because

For the reason that.

Behind

At the back of.

Children

More than one child.

Christmas

Holiday on 25 December, when people give each other presents.

Clothes

Things you wear, like shirts and trousers.

Every

Each one, with none left out.

Everybody

Every person; all people.

Father

A dad.

Floor

The surface you walk on in a room.

Friend

Someone whose company you enjoy.

Grass

Common green plant with long, thin leaves.

Great

Very large; also very good.

House

Building where people live.

Improve

To make or get better.

Money

The currency people use to buy things.

Parents

Mums and dads.

People

Men, women and children.

Plant

Living thing like a flower or a tree, which is not an animal.

Pretty

Nice to look at.

Prove

To show that something is true.

School

Place for teaching and learning.

Should

Ought to, as in 'You ___ say thank you.'

Steak

Slice of beef for grilling.

Sugar

Sweet crystals added to food and drinks.

There

In that place, not here.

Today

On this day.

Water

Clear liquid, H2O.

Where

Question word asking what place.

Whole

All of something; complete.

Would

Past of will, as in 'She said she ___ come.'