Reviewing common exception words, using lead ins | English

Starter quiz

Print and cursive are the most common forms of handwriting.

True ✓
False
Cursive handwriting involves...

joining letters together without lifting your pencil. ✓

lifting your pencil after each letter.

writing the letters separately within a word.
How many different joins are there in cursive handwriting?

5

3

4 ✓
Which of these letters have a looped descender in cursive handwriting?

a

y ✓

b

g ✓

j ✓
Select the letters that are joined correctly.
Which statements are correct regarding the formation of the letter f, in cursive.

It has a lead in from the x-height line.

It has a lead in loop from the baseline. ✓

It has a lead out loop from the descender line to above the baseline. ✓

It has only one loop.

It has two loops in its formation. ✓

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Common exception words do not follow regular spelling or phonics rules.
Letters in the common exception words will be joined using a range of joins depending on the letters in the word.
The first letter always has a lead in and the last letter always has a lead out.
There is appropriate spacing between the letters.
You don't lift your pencil to add the 'cross' for the letter t until the letter string is complete.

Children may tend to forget the lead in for the first letter.

Keep reminding children to say to themselves 'ready, line, go' before starting to ensure they are prompted to start on the baseline with a lead in.

Common exception word - a word that does not follow the regular spelling or phonics rules, often occurring frequently but requiring specific memorisation
Lead in - the stroke or line that guides us into starting a letter
Lead out - the stroke or line that guides us to smoothly finish a letter
Join - connecting together
Letter string - a group of letters that are written together in a word