Tricky Words

• Can you explain why you have chosen to continue to call Common Exception words ‘tricky words’?
• Where do your tricky words come from?
• Why aren’t all the CEWs from the National Curriculum there?
• In the suggested tricky word lists, why are Year 2 Common Exception Words (CEWs) being taught in Year 1?

Resources

• Do you have a tricky word mat?
• Where can I find the list of tricky words?
• Where are the tricky word cards?

Guidance

• My class are finding it really hard to retain tricky words, do you have any advice?