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They may be tricky words, but they are commonly used so you'll need to learn them!

Year 2 - Tricky words 6

This 'Tricky Words 6' spelling quiz asks KS1 children to spell words that are deemed ‘tricky’ in the National Curriculum. These words are recommended spellings for children in Year 2.

Phonics help us spell many words but unfortunately, there are always exceptions to the rules. The spellings in this quiz don’t follow a sound pattern. Can you spell the missing words?

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Would you like a glass of ____?

warter

worter

water

watter

The scientific term for water is H₂O.

____ I dance when nobody is ____.

Sumtimes and wotching

Sometimes and watching

Sumtimes and watching

Sometimes and wotching

Here the 'o' in sometimes sounds like a 'u' and the 'a' in watching sounds like an 'o'!

The bar was very ____.

bizzy

bizy

buzy

busy

Busy sounds like there is a 'z' in it but there isn't - that's why it's a tricky spelling.

She will ____ you the file.

parss

parse

passe

pass

The word 'file' is a noun and also a verb because you can file your nails.

____ coin has a heads and a tails.

Evry

Every

Evary

Evrie

People often flip a coin to make decisions for them and they choose either heads or tails.

This is a picture of only one of her ____.

I's

ies

eyes

eys

If someone says you are a 'green-eyed monster' that doesn't mean you have green eyes - it means you are being jealous.

The opposite of odd numbers are ____ numbers.

evan

eeven

even

eaven

Even numbers can also be halved evenly.

She hates showers but loves a ____.

bath

barth

barf

batfh

Bath is also a place in England.

His team came ____ in the tournament.

larst

last

larste

lasst

He shouldn't be too sad because it's the taking part that counts.

10.

I ____ do love lollipops.

shore

sure

shure

shoor

The first shore is what you get at the seaside and the second one makes sense in our sentence.

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