Tricky Words: the, is, I, to, a, was

🎯 What You'll Learn

You will learn tricky words — common words that do not follow the usual sound rules. You need to memorise them.

🌟 Let's Start

Most words can be sounded out letter by letter. But some words are tricky — they do not sound the way you expect! The word "the" does not sound like t-h-e. You just have to learn these words by looking at them again and again.

📚 New Concept

Tricky words (also called sight words) are words you must memorise because they cannot be easily sounded out:

• the — "Give me the book." (the most common word in English!)
• is — "He is a good boy."
• I — "I am happy." (always written as a capital letter)
• to — "I go to school."
• a — "I have a pen."
• was — "She was at home."

How to learn tricky words:

1. Look at the word carefully.
2. Say the word out loud.
3. Cover the word with your hand.
4. Write the word from memory.
5. Check — did you get it right?

Practice sentences:

• "The cat is big."
• "I go to the market."
• "She was a kind girl."

🎮 Let's Practice

1. Read: "The dog is hot."
2. Read: "I sat on a mat."
3. Read: "She was not in."

Click to see answers

1. "The dog is hot." — the (tricky) + d-o-g + is (tricky) + h-o-t.
2. "I sat on a mat." — I (tricky) + s-a-t + on + a (tricky) + m-a-t.
3. "She was not in." — She + was (tricky) + n-o-t + i-n.

💡 Remember

Tricky words like the, is, I, to, a, and was must be memorised. You will see them in almost every sentence. The more you read, the more you will remember them!