Trick Word Spelling Practice

First Grade Trick Words

Trick words are words that children need to practice and memorize. They don't follow phonetic rules so they can be "tricky"!

Trick Words in order of presentation in our classrooms.

Unit 2: the, a, and, is, his, of

Unit 3: as, has, to, into, we, he, she, be, me, for, or

Unit 4: you, your, I, they, was, one, said

Unit 5: from, have, do, does,

Unit 6: were, are, who, what, when, where, there, here

Unit 7: why, by, my, try, put, two, too, very, also, some, come

Unit 8: would, could, should, her, over, number

Unit 9: say, says, see, between, each,

Unit 10: any, many, how, now, down, out, about, our

Unit 11: friend, other, another, none, nothing

Unit 12: people, month, little, been, own, want, Mr., Mrs.

Unit 13: work, word, write, being, their, first, look, good, new

Some Fun Ways to Practice Trick Words

1. Have your child write each word on 5 scraps of paper. Have a family member hide these words around the house and play "Hide and Seek" for the words. When your child finds each word he/she needs to spell the word aloud and then keep searching.

2. Gather some crayons or markers and write each word ten times using ten different colors.

3. Take out a cookie sheet and pour flour, salt, shaving cream or sand onto the sheet. Spell each word 5 times.

4. Get some clay or dough or newspaper and spell each word by forming it with this material.

5. Use a bar of soap in the bath tub to write your spelling words on your thigh 3 times.

HAVE FUN AND LETS REALLY LEARN THESE WORDS!!