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Hello and welcome to today's spelling lesson.

I'm Mr. Moss, I love spelling.

I'm really looking forward to working with you today.

With you today, you need to bring your looking eyes, your listening ears and your thinking brains, and as well as that something to write with and write on would also be really helpful.

Right, let's waste no more time and get straight into today's spelling lesson.

In this spelling lesson, we're going to be recognising the different sounds made by the letter strings, O-U, E-A-R and I-C-E.

The outcome will be, I can recognise when words might be spelled with the letter strings, O-U, E-A-R and I-C-E.

Here are the key words for today's learning.

Only three of them, so keep an eye and ear out for them.

Repeat them after me.

Letter string, phoneme, digraph.

Let's have a chat about what these mean then.

A letter string is a group of letters that are written together in a word, and we're gonna be looking at three different letter strings today.

A phoneme is the smallest unit of sound that can change the words meaning.

And the letter strings that we're gonna be looking at today can make different sounds or phonemes.

And a digraph is a two letters that represents one sound.

Here is today's lesson outline.

We're going to be recognising the different sounds made by the less string O-U, E-A-R and I-C-E.

We're gonna begin by looking at that O-U letter string and then we're gonna look at the E-A-R, I-C-E letter strings and we're gonna finish out today's lesson by spelling curriculum words.

So let's get on with looking at that digraph O-U and the different sounds that it can represent.

So let's read some words that contain this letter string then.

Touch, country, double, pour.

That's as in to pour drink.

Mourn, that state of mourning after the loss of someone.

Could, with our O-U-L-D, oh, you lucky duck spelling.

Shout, amount, group.

What do all of these spellings have in common then? Consider the letter string we're looking at, what do you notice about them? Have a think.

Brilliant.

Well, they all contain that O-U letter string, don't they? Interestingly, that O-U letter string can make different sounds.

We know that a phoneme can be spelled in more than one way then.

For example, that ou sound can be represented in many different ways.

Can you remember any of the ways that that ou sound can be represented? See if you can access some of your prior knowledge here.

Pause the video and have a think.

Brilliant, here are just a few ways that I've remembered.

We can spell it ou, O-U.

That letter string we're looking at today.

Ow, O-W, an owl, O-U-G-H, oh, you grumpy hippo, that letter string.

Can you identify the words containing the ou sound here? You're gonna have to read them out loud and listen carefully.

Off you go.

Brilliant.

Well, the first word is the number four, isn't it? It has that O-U letter string, but it is not making that ow sound, that ou phoneme.

Mountain though, on the other hand does, doesn't it? How we have that O-U letter string there and it is making that ow sound.

Bought, again, we have that O-U-G-H, but it's not making here an ow sound.

Bought, it's making an ou sound, but the word town at the bottom has our ow digraph that is making that ou phoneme.

So just as a phoneme can be spelled in more than one way, as we've just seen, the same spelling can also represent more than one phoneme and that's where our letter string O-U is really unique.

These five words all contain this letter string.

Young, four, would, shout, route, like the route you're driving on the road on.

Interestingly here, we can see this O-U letter stream, but they're making in each instance different sounds.

In each word, the letter string is pronounced differently.

Read these words.

Look at the words and then fill in the blanks in the following sentence.

These words all contain the same, mm, but it makes a different mm, in each word.

Read those words and then select the correct words from below the sentences to fill in the missing words in the box.

Off you go.

Brilliant, these words all contain the same letter string and we can see that four, could amount and soup, all contain that O-U, but it's making a different sound in each word.

It is not just making an ow sound.

When you hear one of these sounds, the word might contain the O-U letter string then.

Country or trouble, you can see it here making this u sound.

Courage, for instance.

Couple, cousin, double, all contain our O-U letter string making an u sound.

It can also make an or sound as in pour, your, four as in the number four.

Tour, course, like the running course that you might run or a course that you might take to improve your skills at something, or mourn that process of grieving someone when they're dead.

It could also make an oo sound as in book.

So could, would, should.

And we see here that it has that oh, you lucky duck.

You can also make, now depending on your accent, the O-U in the words would and trouble may sound the same to you.

We can also have it making that oo sound like in the word soup, you, youth, group, coupon that you might use to get something with and route.

And it can also make an ow sound, shout, hour, outside, sprout, mountain, found.

So you'll notice here that are, O-U letter string can represent a variety of different phonemes, u, or, oo, oo, and ow.

Can you match the word to the sound that the O-U letter string is making? Read the words and then match them.

Off you go.

Brilliant.

Well, we have couple.

So two things, a couple that's making an u sound isn't it? Sprout as in when second begins to sprout or grow something, or that sprout, the vegetable is making an ow sound.

And then in youth it's making that oo sound as in food.

So what do you notice about the location of the O-U letter string? Look carefully at these groups of words and have a think.

Lovely, great thinking and great improving of your word consciousness.

Well, I've noticed that the O-U letter string is most commonly found in the middle of a word and sometimes at the beginning, but most commonly in the middle.

It is rarely at the end of words, exceptions are the words, you and caribou.

Where is the O-U letter string most commonly found in a word? Make your selections now.

Off you go.

Brilliant.

Well, it's most commonly found in the middle.

It can be found at the beginning and it can very rarely be found at the end.

But I was asking for the most commonly so most often found, and that is in the middle.

Are there any notable patterns you can identify? Again, look carefully at the words, be word conscious.

Do you notice anything about them? Off you go.

Excellent.

Oh, I've noticed that the O-U letter string makes the or sound whenever the letters O-U are followed by the letter R.

So we have pour, your, four, tour, course and mourn, they all have that O-U letter string being followed by the letter R.

So it's making that or sound.

I've also noticed that that oo, as in book sounds tend to come before the letters L-D.

So could, would and should all contain that O-U-L-D, we have that mnemonic device, oh, you lucky duck to help us remember the spelling of those words.

Sometimes just seeing the word in a sentence can help to know whether the spelling looks correct or not.

There was enough cake for everyone to have a slice.

Point to the correct spelling now.

Brilliant.

Yeah, it's our O-U-G-H, enough.

I did a mm, job of cleaning my room.

Let's have a look.

I did a thorough job of cleaning my room.

Which one do we think? Brilliant.

Absolutely it's our R-O-U-G-H.

Again, could you choose the correct spelling in each sentence? Read them and consider the highlighted spellings which one looks correct? Off you go.

I use the coupon to get a discount on a new book.

So it's our oo sound here being represented by that O-U.

He'd been in trouble, it's that u sound being represented by our O-U once before for being impolite.

Whatever happens you should believe in yourself.

And that's our O-U-L-D, oh, you lucky duck.

So what I'd like us to have a good doing now is to spell some words that contain this O-U letter string.

Listen to me carefully.

The first word is double.

Number two is your, as in, is this your coat? Possessive.

Number three, amount.

What is the total amount? Number four, would.

Would you like me to show you how? And number five, group.

Make sure you stay in your group.

So we have the words double, your, amount, would, and group.

Off you go team, have a great writing those.

Brilliant job, really careful consideration of where that O-U letter string was coming in the words.

So the first word was double, du, uh, ba, ul, it can make an u sound, so it's that D-O-U-B and it's that L-E for that ul at the end there.

Then your, this possessive your, it's Y-O-U-R.

Brilliant.

Amount.

That ow, ou is a very, very common phoneme that that O-U can make.

So you have amount, it's that ow, ou, O-U in the middle there, amount, N-T.

Then we had wood.

Now be careful, homophone alert here.

I don't mean wood as in wood from a tree, I said would as in would you like to, it's that oh, you lucky duck.

So watch out homophone alert there.

And the final one group, such strange oo phoneme, isn't it, but spelled of our O-U letter string, G-R-O-U-P.

Great job.

So how did you do that? Make any corrections now and share your learning.

Off you go.

Onto our next learning cycle then, which is where we're gonna look at two different letter strings, E-A-R and I-C-E.

So let's read some words that contain some letter strings.

Dear, as in dear diary or my dear love.

Clear, weary, if you're weary or tired.

Bear, as in.

(grunts) Pear, a pear you might eat.

Heart, learn, earth.

What do all of these spellings have in common then? Have a quick think, have a look at them.

Absolutely, they all contain our E-A-R letter string, which is the one we're going to focus on now.

The E-A-R letter string can represent more than one phoneme, more than one sound.

Just like the previous letter string we looked at can.

These four words all contain our letter string, E-A-R.

Fear, where it's making that ear sound.

Where, where it's making an air sound.

Hearth, hearth like an open hearth next to a fire, hearth.

It's making an ar sound.

Early, it's making an er sound here at the beginning of the word.

So however, in each word, the letter string here is being pronounced differently, it's making a different sound.

So for a little task now what I'd like you to do is to read the words below those four words.

Do that for me now.

Brilliant.

They're heart, pear, weary and early.

Now I'd like you to use the words below to fill in this sentence.

These words all contain the letter string, mm, but it makes a different mm, in each word.

Pause the video and fill them in now.

Off you go.

Brilliant, these words all contain the letter string, E-A-R, but it makes a different sound in each one.

We've got an ar sound, an air sound, an ear sound, and an er sound.

So when you hear one of these sounds, the word might contain the E-A-R letter string.

It might be ear like near, dreary, weary, clear, gear.

It might be air like bear, wear, tear.

Homonym alert here.

Tear could also be tear.

Pear, it could be an ar sound like the word heart or hearth, or it could be an er sound like earth, earn, early, learn, hearse, which is what's used to take a dead body to be buried during a funeral.

So I want you to read the words and then match them to the sound that the E-A-R letter string is making.

Off you go.

Great job.

We have early, dreary, and bear.

Early is making that er sound.

Dreary is making that ear sound and bear is making that air sound.

Brilliant.

So do you notice any patterns here? Pause the video, look carefully them and have a think.

Try and be word conscious.

Excellent job, team.

I've noticed that when the E-A-R letter string is at the end of a word, it often makes that air sound like bear, wear, tear and pear.

I've also noticed that when the E-A-R letter string is at the beginning of a word, it makes that er sound, earth, earn and earlier examples of this.

As well as this, the E-A-R letter string can be found at the beginning or in the middle of a word.

Read through these sentences, look at the highlight of words and choose the correct spelling for each sentence.

Off you go.

Great job, they curled up in front of the hearth and fell asleep.

It's our E-A-R letter string making that ar sound.

Hearth is like a fireplace.

The hearse drove slowly down the street during the funeral procession.

Hearse again, it's our E-A-R letter string with that S-E spelling at the end.

When I speed up on my bike, I change into a new gear.

That's that ear phoneme spelled with our E-A-R.

Remember, looking at the word and seeing how it's spelled can sometimes help us know which one is correct.

Let's read some words that now contain our I-C-E letter string.

Nice, price, advice, device.

Be careful there, the D-E prefix there can sound like di, D-I, but it's D-E.

Notice, office, justice, practise.

What do you notice about all of these spellings then? What do they all have in common? Absolutely correct.

They all contain that I-C-E letter.

Can you identify the words here that contain our I-C-E letter string? Off you go.

Brilliant.

Great job, so we can see here device does and it's the only one.

Exercise, it makes a similar sound, doesn't it? But it's that I-S-E.

Criticise, again, I-S-E and pies has I-E-S.

We are looking for that I-C-E letter string.

So the I-C-E letter string can represent more than one phoneme, just like the previous letter strings we've looked at can.

These two words contain the letter string I-C-E.

Spice, malice.

So it's making an ice or an iss sound, two different sounds.

However, in each word it's being pronounced slightly differently.

The word police contains the I-C-E letter string and it's making an ees sound, but there are no other words that do this.

This is an exception word.

Most of the time, it'll make an ice or an iss sound.

When you hear one of these sounds.

The word might contain the I-C-E letter string.

So we've got mice, spice, twice, entice, sacrifice and then we have service, justice, office, jaundice, which is an illness that might make your skin yellow and apprentice.

So it can make an ice or an iss sound.

Some words may end in the letters I-C-E, but the letter i is part of the oi digraph.

Let's look at some examples of this then.

Voice, choice, rejoice, invoice.

And remember that police ends in that I-C-E, but makes an ees sound and this is an exception.

So I'd like you now to read the words on the left and to match 'em to the sound that the I-C-E letter string is making.

Off you go.

We have the words entice, jaundice and police.

Entice is making that ice, jaundice is making that iss and police is making that ees.

Brilliant.

What do you notice about the location of our I-C-E letter string then? Have a think.

Well, I've noticed that the I-C-E letter string is usually at the end of a word.

Read these sentences and choose the correct spelling in each sentence for the words that contain our I-C-E letter string.

Off you go.

The judge will ensure justice is served.

It's that I-C-E making that iss.

I cannot handle too much spice in my curry.

It's that I-C-E making that ice.

You could sacrifice your free time and volunteer to read to the elderly at the local care home.

So if you sacrifice something, you give it up, it's sacrifice.

It's that I-C-E.

Brilliant.

So for our practise task now what I'd like us to do is spell some words that contain the I-C-E letter string.

Listen carefully to the words.

The first word is practise.

Keep up your daily practise.

Then we had entice.

I hope that these gifts will entice you to come, making someone want to do something, trying to get someone to come somewhere.

Three, notice.

Four, twice.

Five, apprentice.

The apprentice helped the blacksmith finish his work.

So we have practise, entice, notice, twice and then apprentice.

Pause the video, off you go.

Great job, loads of really, really, really clear to see uses of our I-C-E letter string there.

So we have practise, it's that iss with our I-C-E letter string, practise.

Great job.

Then we have entice.

Now be careful here, it sounds like in, I-N, but it's E-N at the beginning there and it's that I-C-E, ice, entice.

Then we have notice, again, we have that iss, but it's that I-C-E letter string.

Twice, that's that I-C-E, ice.

There you go.

And finally apprentice, be careful with this one has a double P, apprentice, it's that iss, but spelled I-C-E.

How did you get on there? Share your learning and make any corrections now.

Off you go.

Onto our final learning cycle then, which is spelling curriculum words.

Let's read the following words.

Forty.

The next multiple of 10 after 30 is 40.

Rhythm.

The musician had excellent rhythm.

Criticise.

What have you noticed about these words? Well, I've noticed that in terms of forty, it has that O-R as an or.

And in rhythm, it has a strange H and then a T-H.

And criticise has a soft C and then a S as well.

So the or sound is spelt with O-R in forty, which is not like the number four.

Although they're linked aren't they? We don't have that O-U.

The word rhythm has a silent H, I don't say rhythm.

It also has no vowel letters, which is quite strange.

The Y makes an ee sound, rhythm.

Some people say rhythm helps your two hips move to help remember the spelling.

And then we have criticise.

It has a soft C in the middle making it easy to confuse the order of the letters C and S in the word.

With those words in mind, which of these words asked that we've just read are spelt correctly? Pause the video and point to them now.

Off you go.

Brilliant.

So forty was the first one, forty.

Remember it is not spelled like the number four, it's F-O-R-T-Y.

Then we have rhythm, the strange word that has no vowels in and that silent H, R-H-Y-T-H-M.

Our Y there is making our vowel sound.

Then we had criticise.

Remember criticise has that soft C and then that S-E at the end.

So because these are curriculum words, we're gonna use a strategy called look, cover, write, check to put them into our long-term memories.

This is where you look carefully at spelling consider what's difficult about it.

I know in forty, it's the fact that it's that O-R making that or sound not like the word four.

So I have a look at it carefully.

I cover it up, put it in my memory, I have a go at writing, my need is handwriting and then I check back, I got it correct.

But even though I got it correct first time, I don't just stop there.

I write it out and use that strategy a number of times to really embed it into my long-term memory.

I'd like you to do that now with these words.

Forty, rhythm and criticise.

Off you go.

Excellent job, team.

So I'm hoping you've got forty, rhythm and criticise written out a number of times correctly like this.

Did you manage to spell them correctly? Share your learning now and make any corrections.

Off you go.

Great job today, team.

We've been recognising the different sounds made by the left strings O-U, E-A-R and I-C-E.

The O-U letter string can make a variety of different sounds.

The E-A-R letter string can also make a variety of different sounds.

And our I-C-E letter string can make a variety of different sounds such as ice, iss and rarely like in the word police, ees.

When you hear one of these sounds, the word might contain the O-U, E-A-R or I-C-E letter strings.

It's really important to remember that.

Keep up the great spelling practise and I'll see you again soon.