Year 1 · Tricky Words · Summary
Year 1 English Tricky Words: summary and key words
Part of the Year 1 English tricky words chapter. Chapter overview · whole chapter on one page
Chapter summary
| Skill | Method |
|---|---|
| Find the tricky part | Look for the letters that do not follow the usual sound, and learn them by heart. |
| The letter o | To and do say oo as in moon. Go, no and so say oh as in boat. Love, come, some and today say u as in fun. One and once start with w. |
| The letters a and ai | Was says o as in hot. Said says e as in bed. Are and ask say ar as in car. |
| The letters e and y | He, she, me, we and be say ee as in tree. They says ay as in day. My and by say igh as in sky. |
| The letters ou and ere | You says oo. Our and house say ow as in cow. Here says eer, and there and where say air. |
| Surprise sounds | Is, his and has end with z. Of says v. Put, push, pull and full say oo as in book. Friend says e. School says k. |
Can you…?
- I can find the tricky part of a tricky word
- I can read and spell the Year 1 tricky words in this chapter
- I can say what sound the tricky part makes, using an example word
- I can use the method: look, say, cover, write, check
- I can choose the right tricky word for a gap in a sentence
Key terms
- tricky word
- a word with a part that does not follow the usual sound, also called a common exception word
- tricky part
- the letters in a word that do not follow the usual sound
- quiet letter
- a letter that we write but do not say, such as the e at the end of house
- sound
- the noise a letter or group of letters makes, such as the sound in moon
- look, say, cover, write, check
- a method for learning a tricky word by heart