Tricky words to learn
These are the ‘tricky’ words that the children are expected to be able to spell by the end of year two in order to improve their written work. We hope that you will find this list helpful for practise at home - please choose 3 or 4 words to practise each week.
It would be helpful if you could record these words in your child’s reading record in the box marked Keyword Spellings.
| Position | Word |
|---|
| 1 | the |
| 2 | he |
| 3 | she |
| 4 | me |
| 5 | we |
| 6 | be |
| 7 | to |
| 8 | do |
| 9 | go |
| 10 | no |
| 11 | so |
| 12 | one |
| 13 | was |
| 14 | by |
| 15 | my |
| 16 | everyone |
| 17 | made |
| 18 | pulled |
| 19 | put |
| 20 | pushed |
| Position | Word |
|---|
| 21 | they |
| 22 | wanted |
| 23 | want |
| 24 | said |
| 25 | day |
| 26 | play |
| 27 | away |
| 28 | may |
| 29 | very |
| 30 | saw |
| 31 | old |
| 32 | are |
| 33 | our |
| 34 | all |
| 35 | call |
| 36 | you |
| 37 | your |
| 38 | come |
| 39 | some |
| 40 | here |
| Position | Word |
|---|
| 41 | there |
| 42 | like |
| 43 | have |
| 44 | live |
| 45 | give |
| 46 | over |
| 47 | make |
| 48 | take |
| 49 | name |
| 50 | came |
| 51 | gave |
| 52 | time |
| 53 | home |
| 54 | these |
| 55 | down |
| 56 | children |
| 57 | climbed |
| 58 | lived |
| 59 | jumped |
| 60 | looked |
| Position | Word |
|---|
| 61 | could |
| 62 | should |
| 63 | would |
| 64 | couldn’t |
| 65 | only |
| 66 | little |
| 67 | what |
| 68 | when |
| 69 | why |
| 70 | where |
| 71 | who |
| 72 | which |
| 73 | any |
| 74 | many |
| 75 | more |
| 76 | before |
| 77 | other |
| 78 | were |
| 79 | because |
| 80 | right |
| Position | Word |
|---|
| 81 | two |
| 82 | four |
| 83 | goes |
| 84 | does |
| 85 | their |
| 86 | another |
| 87 | brother |
| 88 | sister |
| 89 | first |
| 90 | girl |
| 91 | can’t |
| 92 | don’t |
| 93 | house |
| 94 | school |
| 95 | people |
| 96 | night |
| 97 | now |
| 98 | new |
| 99 | love |
| 100 | once |
