Irregular past tense: word list
45 words for grades 1 to 3. Prefixes, suffixes, plurals, endings and past tense.
Word parts change a word's meaning or form. Seeing the pattern helps children spell and read longer words.
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| Word | Syllables | Estimated grade |
|---|---|---|
| ran | 1 | K |
| ate | 1 | K |
| saw | 1 | K |
| went | 1 | K |
| came | 1 | K |
| gave | 1 | 2 |
| took | 1 | 1 |
| made | 1 | 2 |
| said | 1 | K |
| told | 1 | 1 |
| found | 1 | 2 |
| got | 1 | 3 |
| had | 1 | 1 |
| did | 1 | K |
| sat | 1 | K |
| sang | 1 | 1 |
| swam | 1 | 2 |
| wrote | 1 | 1 |
| drew | 1 | 1 |
| drove | 1 | 1 |
| flew | 1 | 1 |
| grew | 1 | 1 |
| knew | 1 | 1 |
| threw | 1 | 1 |
| wore | 1 | 1 |
| broke | 1 | 1 |
| spoke | 1 | 1 |
| woke | 1 | 1 |
| began | 2 | 1 |
| bought | 1 | 1 |
| brought | 1 | 1 |
| caught | 1 | 1 |
| taught | 1 | 1 |
| thought | 1 | 1 |
| fell | 1 | 1 |
| felt | 1 | 1 |
| kept | 1 | 1 |
| left | 1 | 1 |
| lost | 1 | 1 |
| met | 1 | K |
| paid | 1 | 1 |
| sent | 1 | 1 |
| slept | 1 | 1 |
| spent | 1 | 1 |
| stood | 1 | 1 |
Grades are estimates of when a word is first taught. Source: Written for this site
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