Is there a tricky word?

Tricky words are typically part of the phonic code. The word ‘want’ has the ‘o’ sound instead of ‘a,’ which is how it’s spelt. This means that children find it difficult to read out the word, as the sounds don’t accompany the letters. Other tricky words include: was, swan, they, my and are.

Is said a tricky word?

Take the word ‘said’. This word has an spelling for the sound ‘e’. These words have been called ‘sight’ words in the past as beginner readers would not be able to sound them out and they were taught to remember them by sight. They are also called ‘tricky’ or phonically ‘irregular’.

What are tricky words in Jolly Phonics?

‘Tricky words’ are sometimes called ‘key words’ or ‘phonically irregular high-frequency words’. They are now also called ‘common exception words’. They used to be called ‘sight words’ but this term is no longer used in synthetic phonics.

What are common exceptions Year 1?

The statutory requirements of the Year 1 Spelling Curriculum include the common exception words: the, a, do, to, today, of, said, says, are, were, was, is, his, has, I, you, your, they, be, he, me, she, we, no, go, so, by, my, here, there, where, love, come, some, one, once, ask, friend, school, put, push, pull, full.

What is Phase 4 phonics?

In Phase 4 children are not taught any new phonemes or graphemes. Instead, they are taught to further manipulate the phonemes and graphemes they have already learnt. Many of the words children explored in Phase 2 and 3 were monosyllabic (words of one syllable).

What are the Phase 3 sounds?

Phase 3 introduces twenty-five new graphemes one at a time. Letters and sounds typically follows this order: Set 6: j, v, w, x Set 7: y, z, zz, qu. Consonant digraphs: ch, sh, th, ng. Vowel digraphs and trigraphs: ai, ee, igh, oa, oo, ar, or, ur, ow, oi, ear, air, ure, er.