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Trick words are phonetically irregular words that your child needs to memorize. They are selected for their high frequency of use in English school-aged texts. These words are important for students to master for both reading and spelling. The mastery of these words allow students to achieve greater reading and writing fluency.
Fundations - Level 1 - First Grade Trick Words
| the | of | and | to | a |
| was | is | he | for | as |
| his | has | you | we | I |
| they | one | said | from | or |
| have | were | her | put | there |
| what | she | been | by | who |
| out | so | are | two | only |
| about | into | other | new | some |
| could | want | say | do | first |
| any | my | now | our | over |
| come | would | after | also | many |
| before | called | how | your | down |
| should | because | each | people | Mr. |
| Mrs. | years | says | little | good |
| very | own | see | work | between |
| both | being | under | never | another |
| day | words | look | through | friend |
| around | circle | does | nothing | write |
| none | color | month |