PhonicsYears 1–2Phase 5 – Alternative Spellings & Pronunciations

Tricky words Phase 5

Read and spell high-frequency tricky words from Phase 5: oh, their, people, Mr, Mrs, could, should, would, looked, called, asked, water, where, who, again, thought, through, work, mouse, many, laughed, because, different, any, eyes, friends, once, please

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Tricky words are words that don't sound like they look! We just have to learn them by heart.

  2. 2

    Which tricky word sounds like 'sed' but is spelled s-a-i-d?

  3. 3

    Tap the letters to spell 'said' — look carefully at each one.

  4. 4

    Let's learn 'were' — it looks like 'w-e-r-e' but sounds like 'wur'.

  5. 5

    Now spell 'were' — tap the letters in the right order.

  6. 6

    Which tricky word is spelled w-e-r-e?

  7. 7

    Which tricky word sounds like 'sed'?

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