Tricky words are words that cannot be easily sounded out or words that are difficult to spell. Videos of each of the listed words are accessible when you click the page number. They will help students learn the listed words.
The lists below were taken from “The Phonics Handbook” Teacher’s Manual written by Sue Lloyd. Click on the page number to access the video of the listed words.
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191a |
cat |
dog |
Dad |
red |
top |
six |
him |
hat |
sad |
hot |
192a |
log |
jam |
rug |
net |
lip |
tip |
hug |
got |
dig |
lot |
193a |
step |
pram |
damp |
mist |
lamp |
test |
body |
limp |
slip |
drum |
195a |
game |
rain |
date |
pain |
stay |
paid |
lane |
wave |
train |
day |
196a |
late |
save |
pray |
paint |
snail |
came |
hay |
chain |
cave |
gate |
197a |
boy |
oil |
coin |
toy |
soil |
spoil |
joy |
moist |
boil |
point |
198a |
join |
joint |
enjoy |
coil |
foil |
employ |
hoist |
toil |
coy |
groin |
191b |
cap |
dot |
mat |
tap |
did |
rot |
sat |
pet |
had |
ham |
192b |
big |
bag |
ox |
am |
if |
cod |
bud |
gap |
mug |
an |
194b |
snip |
hung |
wish |
bend |
belt |
melt |
lump |
went |
must |
lend |
195b |
bee |
eat |
clean |
sweet |
weep |
peas |
leaf |
sheep |
speak |
feed |
196b |
cream |
dream |
weed |
feet |
scream |
seeds |
stream |
team |
sweep |
street |
197b |
good |
hook |
book |
broom |
wood |
stood |
wool |
crook |
look |
shook |
198b |
moon |
spoon |
tooth |
shoot |
food |
roof |
boot |
soon |
tools |
stool |
191c |
set |
hit |
it |
tip |
Mum |
bet |
yes |
hut |
zip |
lap |
192c |
dug |
mix |
fed |
bin |
pop |
bus |
gas |
fix |
pod |
nut |
193c |
bump |
hunt |
bent |
hand |
loft |
spin |
band |
just |
lent |
very |
194c |
sand |
crash |
that |
this |
song |
land |
quin |
dish |
cash |
sang |
195c |
home |
mole |
sparrow |
boat |
hope |
bone |
snow |
toast |
goat |
show |
196c |
light |
pipe |
bite |
fight |
die |
ride |
fly |
shy |
shine |
bright |
197c |
cart |
start |
jar |
park |
car |
smart |
sharp |
march |
card |
part |
198c |
go |
no |
so |
my |
one |
by |
like |
have |
live |
give |
191d |
up |
let |
rod |
hop |
cot |
mud |
bed |
lid |
bit |
bat |
192d |
run |
bad |
get |
jog |
bug |
met |
lit |
pot |
us |
but |
193d |
chin |
trap |
plum |
lost |
hush |
snap |
fresh |
swim |
long |
split |
194d |
rich |
with |
chest |
lunch |
club |
best |
camp |
flag |
plug |
slept |
195d |
home |
mole |
sparrow |
boat |
hope |
bone |
snow |
toast |
goat |
show |
196d |
slow |
those |
rope |
coach |
pillow |
coat |
stone |
slope |
float |
stole |
197d |
August |
jaw |
saw |
fork |
pork |
draw |
fort |
fault |
straw |
raw |
198d |
sport |
shawl |
haunt |
torch |
short |
yawn |
law |
forget |
north |
storm |
191e |
hid |
hum |
gun |
job |
pig |
win |
not |
sun |
web |
fog |
192e |
can |
hen |
fit |
mad |
ten |
pit |
box |
cup |
rat |
jet |
193e |
film |
then |
Gran |
bang |
cloth |
gulp |
bulb |
sting |
flat |
blunt |
194e |
swing |
much |
frog |
spend |
flash |
ring |
help |
frost |
thin |
slug |
195e |
bird |
sister |
burnt |
winter |
girl |
burnt |
third |
turnip |
shirt |
clever |
196e |
first |
blister |
dirt |
stir |
turn |
diver |
thirsty |
church |
curl |
later |
197e |
cake |
cook |
duck |
luck |
king |
sky |
check |
skate |
kiss |
like |
198e |
camp |
crust |
deck |
suck |
skin |
crush |
chick |
stick |
kick |
bake |
191f |
van |
jug |
in |
on |
men |
bun |
leg |
wet |
fun |
peg |
192f |
rub |
man |
vet |
cut |
pan |
fat |
map |
rip |
rob |
pip |
193f |
smash |
wing |
bench |
drop |
stamp |
crust |
from |
golf |
bunch |
thing |
195f |
out |
cow |
clown |
proud |
drown |
cloud |
shout |
down |
found |
how |
196f |
mouth |
brown |
crown |
round |
count |
now |
owl |
loud |
frown |
south |
197f |
sit |
windy |
tidy |
bin |
loudly |
bendy |
clip |
Indian |
funny |
sunny |
198f |
lolly |
hilly |
trip |
silly |
sunny |
runny |
Mummy |
Daddy |
swim |
jolly |