How to spell tricky words
Some words can be more difficult to learn to spell than others.
It's important to practise reading and spelling these tricky words so you get them right.
Let's look at these tricky words:
- as
- I
- is
- go
- by
- the
- here
- there
- where
- school
- house
Watch: Practise tricky words with Mr McPartlin.
Listen carefully and join in!
Top tip
Remember Mr McPartlin's advice – when you are learning a new spelling:
- read the word out loud.
- practise revealing the word one letter at a time.
Activity 1
You need to practice reading these tricky words so that you will be able to spell them.
Read each word in the first column below and try to match it with the same word in the second column as quickly as you can.
You can point to the right answer. How quickly can you match them up?
Column 1 | Column 2 |
---|---|
where | I |
go | house |
the | there |
school | by |
as | here |
house | is |
I | as |
by | where |
there | go |
is | the |
here | school |
Activity 2
Choose the right word to complete the sentence and type it out correctly.
Activity 3
The words in the list below have been scrambled up! Can you unscramble the words and write them out correctly?
The first one has been done for you.
og = go
ehre
loosch
het
yb
usoeh
erewh
htere
si
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