What Are Tricky Words?

Tricky words are words which cannot be sounded out using our phonic knowledge because they have  'tricky' or 'irregular' parts to them. 

Some examples of tricky words are said - the ai is making a short e sound / is - the s is making a z sound

We teach children to recognise these words as a whole word rather than trying to sound them out. 

Here is a list of the Tricky Words taught with the programme progression for Reception.  

Here is a list of the Tricky Words taught with the programme progression for Year 1.