Mrs Roddy
Mrs Tomlinson
Reception Key Words
Below are the 45 Reception Key words that your child should be able to read by the end of reception. Most of the words your child will be able to “sound out” to read but the highlighted words are “tricky words” that cannot be sounded out. Your child must be able to recognise and read these words confidently.
| a | said | get |
|---|---|---|
| the | we | going |
| is | for | like |
| I | mum | can |
| to | dad | yes |
| no | up | this |
| go | at | you |
| it | was | are |
| he | went | look |
| am | big | day |
| she | of | play |
| on | my | come |
| in | see | they |
| me | cat | away |
| and | dog | all |