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Reception English and phonics Common tricky words: summary and key words
Part of the Reception English and phonics common tricky words chapter. Chapter overview · whole chapter on one page
Chapter summary
| Skill | Method |
|---|---|
| the, to, I, no, go | Learn the look of the whole word |
| into, he, she, we, me | Read each word on sight; he and she are for people |
| be, was, my, you, her, they, all, are | Learn the look; was and all do not follow the usual sounds |
| Reading in sentences | Find the tricky words, then check the sentence makes sense |
Can you…?
- I can find each tricky word in a list of words
- I can read each tricky word on sight
- I can fill a gap in a sentence with the right tricky word
- I can spell and count the letters of a tricky word
Key terms
- tricky word
- a word that does not follow the usual sounds, so it is learned by its look
- on sight
- read a word straight away, without sounding it out
- gap
- a space in a sentence where one word is missing