How to spell notice
A Year 3 and 4 statutory spelling word, with the tricky part explained and a tip that makes it stick.
The answer
notice
N-O-T-I-C-E
The part to watch: it ends -ice. The underlined letters are the ones most people get wrong.
The tricky part
The end of notice sounds like "iss", but it is spelt ice, with a soft c and a silent e.
Notice is one of the words on the Year 3 and 4 list with a soft c. The letter c says s when it comes before e, i or y, as in centre, circle and bicycle. Before a, o, u or another consonant it says k.
Common mistakes with notice
- Wrong: notiseRight: notice
- Wrong: notisRight: notice
A way to remember it
Notice has "ice" at the end. Would you notice ice on the path?
Notice in syllables
no · tice
Notice has 2 syllables. Say each one as you write it.
In a sentence
Did you notice the new sign on the gate?
Notice on the statutory list
Notice is on the Year 3 and 4 statutory word list in the national curriculum for England. Children are taught these words in Years 3 and 4, when they are 7 to 9.
Test yourself
A short spelling test that starts with notice, then nine more words from the Year 3 and 4 list, read aloud. It works in your browser.
More words with a soft c
These words from the Year 3 and 4 list share the same pattern as notice.
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Questions parents ask
How do you spell noticeable?
Noticeable keeps the e of notice before -able, so the c still says s.
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