Recognising the different sounds made by the letter strings 'ough' and 'au'

English

In this unit, pupils focus on spellings of key letters strings, words of French and Greek origin and curriculum words. In ‘Review and revision of all taught spelling’, pupils revise the full range of spelling content learnt across KS2. 

In ‘Homophones and tense', pupils learnt a range of spelling patterns and conventions, with a focus on homophones and suffixes. In this unit, pupils focus on spellings of key letters strings, words of French and Greek origin and curriculum words. 

Letter strings, etymology and curriculum words

Identify the words containing the 'ough' letter string.

Match the words to the sound that the ‘ough’ letter string is making.

Match the words to the sound that the ‘au’ letter string is making.

Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'You need to crawl **throw** the tunnel.'

Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'There were rumours that the house was **hawnted**.'

Write the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'I hope you are wearing **enuff** layers.'

Identify the spellings that contain the 'or' sound.

Match the 'or' sound spellings to the correct words.

I think it is my friend's birthday today.

I thought it was my friend's birthday today.

Match the words to the number of phonemes they contain.

Which of the following words are homophones?

Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'I like to **jror** in my sketchbook.'

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Recognising the different sounds made by the letter strings 'ough' and 'au'

Lesson outcome

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.