Out of this world – tricky word lists and levels Units 1-8



Tricky Words Block 1-4

|Block 1 |Block 2 |Block 3 |Block 4 |

|no |go |so |other |

|he |be |very |mother |

|his |she |every |another |

|was |are |two |have |

|saw |they |only |give |

|me |all |over |live |

|I |some |any |work |

|put |come |water |world |

|the |said |many |little |

|want |one |would |most |

|is |you |should |old |

|to |her |could |house |

| |of |where |also |

| |were |what |friend |

| |there |who | |

| |into |why | |

| |here |find | |

| |do |kind | |

| |as | | |

Tricky Words Block 5-8

|Block 5 |Block 6 |Block 7 |Block 8 |

|school |eye |your |enough |

|before |even |called |almost |

|because |above |sentence |mountain |

|story |both |follow |family |

|does |don’t |small |question |

|done |wont |different |area |

|write |those |picture |complete |

|great |buy |letter |knew |

|move |first |better |piece |

|people |idea |earth |cold |

|again |answer |through |told |

|four |usual |always |heard |

|eight |know |country |door |

|learn |walk |young |during |

|money |talk |example |study |

| | |paper |hour |

| | |these |happen |

| | |together |whole |

| | |important | |

| | |body | |

| | |music | |

Spelling activities

| ABC Order |Word Parts |Other Handed |Vowel Spotlight |

|Write all |Write your words. Then use a coloured pencil to divide |Write each word 5 times, switching the hand you write it |Write your words using one colour for the vowels and |

|your spelling |the words into syllables. e.g. jumping caterpillar |with each time. Say the |another colour for the consonants. |

|words in alphabetical (ABC) order | |word as you spell it. |(vowels: a, e, i, o, u) |

|Pyramid Words |Use Technology |”Ransom” Words |Rainbow Words |

|w | |“Write” your words by |Write your spelling words with coloured pencils. |

|wo |Type out your |cutting letters out of a |Make each letter a |

|wor |Spelling words on the computer. |newspaper or magazine and gluing the letters on a piece |different colour. |

|word |Try to use at least 4 |of paper to spell your words. | |

|words |different fonts. | | |

|(or make them boat shaped, star, smiley face, etc.) | | | |

|Scrambled Words |Silly Sentences |Prefixes and Suffixes |Word Search |

|Write your words. Then |Write 3 or more sentences that use all your spelling |Underline the prefixes and suffixes in the words you are | |

|write them again with the letters mixed up. Can you |words. |learning. Make sure you know what they mean. e.g. | |

|unscramble them again the next day? |[pic] |important, happiness. |Create your own word |

|e.g. watch - cwhta | | |search with your spellings. Show the |

| | | |answers to your puzzle in a different colour. |

|Flashcards |Picture & a Story |Words without Vowels |Train Words |

|Make and practice |Draw a picture defining |Write all your words |Write the entire list |

|With flashcards. |each word. Write a |replacing vowels with a line. Go back and see if you can |end-to-end as one long |

|Put the word on one side |sentence about your picture |fill in the vowels. |word. Write each new |

|and definition (meaning) |using the word. |e.g. q--st--n = question |word in a different colour. |

|on the other. | | |e.g. trainbackstop |

|Write a Story, Poem or |Bubble Letters |Words Within Words |Picture words |

|Song with Words |Write your |Write each spelling word and then write at least 2 words | |

|Write a story using all your spelling words. Underline |spelling |made from that word. |Draw a picture and hide |

|the words you used. |words out |e.g. catch - cat, hat |your spelling words in the picture. |

| |in bubble | | |

| |writing. | | |

|Question/Answers |Riddles |Crossword Puzzle |Rhyming Words |

|Write questions with half of your spelling |Write a riddle for each of your words. Don’t forget to |Make a crossword puzzle with your spelling. Show the |Write your spelling words out with a rhyming word next to|

|words. Then use the other half to answer the questions. |answer them. |answers to your puzzle. |them. Remember that words do not need to have the same |

|Underline the |e.g. I am grey. I | |spelling pattern to rhyme. e.g. men and again. |

|words you used. |have a trunk and big ears. | | |

| |Answer: elephant. | | |

|Homophones |Writing Race |Code Words |Word Classes |

|Can you find any |Set a timer for 2 minutes. |Come up with a code for |Sort your spelling words |

|homophones which go |See how many times you |each letter of the alphabet and then write each word in |into word classes - nouns, verbs, adjectives etc. |

|with your spelling words? What do they mean? |can write each word |code. |Be careful - some words |

|e.g. wear and where, |perfectly during | |can be used in more than one category e.g. |

|to, too and two |that time. |e.g. a = |swimming. |

|their, there and they’re. | |b = ♦ c =♠ | |

|Synonyms |Antonyms |Joker |Backwards Words |

|Find at least |Find an antonym (opposite) for each of your spelling |Write jokes containing each of your spelling words. |Write your spelling words forwards and then backwards. |

|2 synonyms for |words. |[pic] |Remember to write neatly! |

|each of your |[pic] | |SDRAWKCAB |

|spelling words. | | | |

| X Words |Acrostic Poem |Scrabble - In a game |

|Write 2 words with one letter in common so that they |Write an acrostic poem for your spelling words. See if |of Scrabble, each letter |

|cross over each other. |you can stick to a theme when writing. |is worth a certain number |

|e.g. b |e.g. sun |of points. Write your |

|r |S​un shines brightly |words and then add the |

|c h e e​ s e |U​p in the sky |total of the letters. |

|a |N​ice and warm on my face |Which of your spelling |

|d | |words has the highest |

| | |total value? |

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