Key Vocabulary
There are some words that are
used frequently in our
sentences.
It is helpful to know how to read
and spell these words.
Tricky Words
Some common words are tricky to spell.
 Quite often only PART of the word gives
us problems.
For example:
PEOPLE
 Can you think which parts of this spelling
are easy or tricky?

What did you think?
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In the word people we have some letters
that we don’t hear when we say the word.
This can sometimes make words tricky.
pe o pl e
Not heard
Try saying these unstressed words as you say the
word.
Now try this…
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
Can you spot the tricky parts of the
following words.
On a white board write out the words
underlining the tricky parts.
half
when
many
What did you think?

You might think differently to me, but don’t
worry there is not a right answer to this.
Half
when
many
Now try saying these words as they are spelt
not as they sound.