Spelling tricky words like ‘come’ and ‘our’

Spelling tricky words

Some words can be more difficult to learn to spell than others.

It is important to practise reading and spelling these tricky words so you get them right.

In this Teacher Talk, Mr McPartin shows you how to remember tricky spellings.Listen carefully and join in!

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Can you remember all these tricky spellings?

Remember Mr McPartlin's advice – when you are learning a new spelling:

Read these nine words very carefully.

do, to, you, come, he, are, is, his, our

Copy out the table below. Count how many letters are in each word and write the word in the correct column.

The first one has been done for you.

Words with 2 letters	Words with 3 letters	Words with 4 letters
do

You can check your answers using this

Read the words below carefully.

you, come, are, is, his

Can you write one sentence using each of these words?
That’s five sentences in total. For example:

Could you shut the door please?

You can use the word at the beginning, the middle or the end of your sentence.

These tricky words have been scrambled up! Unscramble the letters and choose the correct word.