Read Irregularly Spelled Words - 1st Grade Reading
- Choose the correct irregular word for: "I ___ a book every night" (read, red, r-e-a-d)?
- read. Same spelling for present and past tense forms.
- Which word correctly completes the sentence: "My ____ is kind" (son / sun)?
- son. 'Son' means male child; 'sun' is the star in the sky.
- Choose the correct irregularly spelled word: "I ___ the ball" (have / hav / haev).
- have. Irregular verb with silent 'e'.
- Choose the correct irregularly spelled word: "Look over ___" (their / there / thayr).
- there. Indicates location; 'their' shows possession.
- Which word is the correct irregular plural of "child": (childs, childrens, children)?
- children. Changes to '-ren' instead of adding '-s'.
- Choose the correct irregular past tense: "Yesterday I ___ my friend" (see, saw, seed).
- saw. Past tense changes vowel, doesn't add '-ed'.
- Which word is the correct irregular plural of "goose": (gooses, geese, goese)?
- geese. Double 'e' replaces 'oo' for plural.
- Which word is an irregularly spelled word: "does" or "doses"?
- does. 'Does' has an unexpected 'o' sound (sounds like 'duz').
- Which is the correct irregular past tense: "Yesterday I ___ water" (drink, drank, drinked)?
- drank. Past tense changes 'i' to 'a', no '-ed' ending.
- Choose the correct irregularly spelled word: "I ___ a dog" (see / sea / se).
- see. Irregular verb; 'sea' is water, not the action of looking.
- Which spelling is correct: "___ said that?" (Who, Hoo, Hu)
- Who. The w comes first, before the h, but we do not say it. We say "hoo."
- Which spelling is correct: "She ___ hello." (said, sed, sayd)
- said. It sounds like "sed," but we spell it s-a-i-d.
- What word correctly completes the sentence: "He ____ the ball" (caught / catched)?
- caught. 'Caught' is the irregular past tense of 'catch'.
- Choose the correct irregular past tense: "Yesterday I ___ a picture" (draw, drew, drawed).
- drew. Past tense changes vowel sound, not adding '-ed'.
- Which word is the correct irregular plural of "mouse": (mouses, mice, meese)?
- mice. Changes to 'mice' instead of adding '-s'.
- Which word correctly completes the sentence: "I want ___ go" (to / too / two)?
- to. Preposition showing direction; not 'too' (also) or 'two' (number).
- Which word correctly completes: "He ___ two pencils" (have, has, haves)?
- has. Use 'has' with he, she, it (third person).
- Which option is the correct irregularly spelled word meaning "not" (no / know / now)?
- no. Simple irregular word; 'know' has different meaning.
- Choose the correct irregular word for: "Please ___ your hands" (wash, wosh, wush).
- wash. Silent 'a' makes pronunciation tricky.
- What is the correct irregular word for this sentence: "I ____ my friend at school" (sea / see)?
- see. Choose 'see' (verb) not 'sea' (ocean) for looking at something.
- Which option is the correct irregular word for: "___ are you?" (How, Hou, Hwo)?
- How. Silent 'w' at end of question word.
- Which word is the correct irregular spelling for "two" (to / too / two)?
- two. Number word with silent 'w'; differs from 'to' and 'too'.
- Which option is the correct irregular word meaning "not correct": (rong, wrong, wrung)?
- wrong. Silent 'w' at the beginning makes this spelling tricky.
- Which option correctly completes: "___ is a cat" (this / ths / thiz)?
- this. Demonstrative for something close; irregular 'th' sound.
- Which word is an irregularly spelled word: "said" or "sad"?
- said. 'Said' doesn't follow regular spelling patterns (should sound like 'sed').
- Which word correctly completes the sentence: "The ____ is bright" (sun / son)?
- sun. 'Sun' is the star; 'son' is a male child.
- Choose the correct irregularly spelled word: "___ is my house" (that / thot / thaet).
- that. Points to something farther away; irregular spelling.
- What word correctly completes the sentence: "Come ____" (here / heer)?
- here. 'Here' indicates this place (irregular spelling with silent 'e').
- What is the correct irregular word for: "I ___ to the park yesterday" (went, wented, goed)?
- went. Past tense of 'go' changes completely to 'went'.
- Which word correctly completes: "I like ___" (them / thim / theim)?
- them. Object pronoun; irregular 'em' ending.
- Choose the correct irregular past tense: "Yesterday I ___ my lunch" (eat, ate, eated).
- ate. Past tense drops the 'e' and adds 'ate'.
- Which option correctly completes: "___ is my mom" (she / sh / see)?
- she. Female pronoun; 'see' is a verb for looking.
- What word correctly completes the sentence: "He ____ to the park" (went / wented)?
- went. 'Went' is the irregular past tense of 'go'.
- Which is the correct irregular past tense: "Yesterday I ___ a story" (tell, told, telled)?
- told. Past tense changes vowel to 'o', no '-ed'.
- Which word correctly completes: "It is ___ book" (my / mi / migh)?
- my. Possessive pronoun showing ownership.
- Identify the correct irregularly spelled word: "___ are playing" (they / thay / thea).
- they. Plural pronoun with irregular 'ey' spelling.
- Choose the correct irregular past tense: "Yesterday I ___ the door" (close, closed, shut).
- shut. Same form for present and past tense.
- Choose the correct irregularly spelled word: "___ is my friend" (he / hi / hae).
- he. Pronoun for males; 'hi' is a greeting.
- Identify the correct irregularly spelled word for: "I am ___" (here / heer / hir).
- here. Location word with silent 'e'; not spelled phonetically.
- Which word correctly completes: "___ are my toys" (these / thees / thase)?
- these. Plural of 'this'; irregular 'ese' ending.
- Which spelling is correct: "She ___ at home." (was, wuz, wos)
- was. We spell this word w-a-s.
- What word correctly completes the sentence: "I ____ my name" (write / rite)?
- write. 'Write' has a silent 'w' and irregular 'i' sound.
- Which is the correct irregular past tense: "Yesterday I ___ my homework" (do, did, doed)?
- did. Completely changes form in past tense.
- Which word correctly completes: "I ___ two pencils" (have, haved, has)?
- have. Use 'have' with I, you, we, they.