PhonicsYears 0–1Phase 3 – Remaining Letters & Digraphs

Tricky words Phase 3

Read and spell high-frequency tricky words from Phase 3: the, to, I, no, go, into, he, she, we, me, be, was, my, you, her, they, all, are

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Some words are tricky — you can't sound them out! You just have to remember them. 🧠

  2. 2

    Which word is tricky — you can't sound it out? 🤔

  3. 3

    Build the tricky word 'the' by dragging the letters into the right order.

  4. 4

    Let's learn 'he'. Say it: 'he'. Now look — h-e spells 'he', but it's a tricky word!

  5. 5

    Which tricky word says 'he'? 🧐

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    Now build the word 'he' by dragging the letters.

  7. 7

    How do you remember tricky words? 🤗

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