Reception English and phonics textbook

Chapter 8: Common tricky words

Strand Word reading
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Practice 97 questions with step-by-step solutions

Early Years Foundation Stage for England, English. Content: Read the common tricky words on sight, from the whole word, Read the tricky words: the, to, I, no, go, into, he, she, we, me, be, was, my, you, her, they, all, are, Use each tricky word in a phrase or sentence, and fill a gap with it, Spell each tricky word letter by letter, and count its letters, Explain why a tricky word cannot always be sounded out.

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By the end of this chapter you will be able to

I can find each tricky word in a list of written words
I can read each tricky word on sight, from its whole look
I can fill the gap in a sentence with the right tricky word
I can spell and count the letters of a tricky word
I can explain why some words are learned by their look

You should already know

Blending words (Chapter 6)
Segmenting and writing words (Chapter 7)

Where this leads

Reading and writing short sentences (Chapter 9)

Lessons in this chapter

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