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Year 2 English · Common sight words

Name: ______________________

Date: ____________

1. In the word 'said', which part is tricky?
- ☐ (a) the s
- ☐ (b) the 'ai', which says /e/
- ☐ (c) the d
2. Which is the correct spelling?
- ☐ (a) sed
- ☐ (b) sayd
- ☐ (c) said
3. Which is the correct spelling?
- ☐ (a) they
- ☐ (b) thay
- ☐ (c) thei
4. Which word fits? 'We ___ at the park yesterday.'
- ☐ (a) was
- ☐ (b) were
- ☐ (c) is
5. Which word has the same tricky 'ome' ending as 'come'?
- ☐ (a) home
- ☐ (b) hot
- ☐ (c) some
6. Fill the gap with a sight word that starts with w: 'Yesterday the dog ___ wet.'
7. Fill the gap with a sight word that starts with c: 'Can you ___ to my party?'
8. Fill the gap with one word: 'Mia and Sam are here. ___ came to play.'

Answer sheet

1. the 'ai', which says /e/ — The s and d sound as expected, but 'ai' says /e/ in 'said'.
2. said — The word is spelled s-a-i-d.
3. they — The word is spelled t-h-e-y.
4. were — 'We' is more than one person and it happened yesterday, so we use 'were'.
5. some — In 'come' and 'some', the o says /u/. In 'home' the o says its long sound.
6. was — 'Yesterday the dog was wet.' One dog in the past uses 'was'.
7. come — 'Can you come to my party?'
8. They — 'They' stands for Mia and Sam: 'They came to play.'