

Tricky Words in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)/ReceptionĬhildren in England start reception in the academic year they turn 5 years old. The information below shows the tricky words that are introduced in the different phonics phases that are commonly followed by schools in England. Common tricky-exception words arranged in groups with similar spelling patterns, sounds or meaning. The words have been collated from a variety of high-frequency word lists and they’re arranged in groups based on common spelling patterns, sounds or meanings (except for the last group of words which don’t share any obvious patterns). We’ve produced a common tricky/exception word list that contains over 200 words which you can download for free.

Many tricky words are common/high-frequency words such as ‘ the’, ‘ to’, ‘ what’, ‘ said’ and ‘ was’. Captions and Activities Containing Tricky/Common Exception Words.
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