has a letter that comes between the two letters in a digraph like in "make" where the "k" separates the digraph "ae"

words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings

a letter in a word that is not pronounced when the word is spoken

The 'oo' spellings, including 'oo', 'ew' and 'u-e'

English

In this unit, pupils learn new GPCs for long vowels.  In ‘Year 2: 'Alternative GPCS for consonants and homophones’, pupils learn new GPCs for consonants.

Alternative GPCs for long vowels

Pick the spelling that matches the sentence: What are you doing right __________ ?

Match each word to the correct sound ('oo' or 'yoo').

Match the grapheme to where they commonly appear in a word.

Correct the spelling in bold in the following sentence: His birthday is in **jewn**.

Correct the spelling in bold in the following sentence: She **droo** a beautiful picture.

Match each word to the number of phonemes it contains.

Choose **two** more spellings that can also represent the sound  '**oo**', like in sh**oo**t.

Choose the word that rhymes with **mood**.

Choose the word that rhymes with 'shoot'.

Which **two** of these words have one syllable?

Starter Quiz