Applying the new 'or' spellings, including 'ore', 'ough' and 'a'
I can apply three new spellings for the 'or' phoneme: 'ore', 'ough' and 'a'.
Applying the new 'or' spellings, including 'ore', 'ough' and 'a'
I can apply three new spellings for the 'or' phoneme: 'ore', 'ough' and 'a'.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- ‘ore’ is a representation of the 'or' phoneme that usually comes at the end of a word.
- 'ough' and 'a' are alternative spellings of the 'or' phoneme.
- Most words using the 'ough' spelling are past tense verbs.
- The 'or' sound is usually spelt as 'a' before 'l' or 'll'.
- How to spell the common exception words: war, warm and towards.
Keywords
Digraph - two letters that represent one sound
Trigraph - three letters that represent one sound
Verb - a doing or being word
Past tense - shows the action happened before now
Common misconception
Children can get confused by sounds that use the same spellings, such as 'ar' and 'or'.
Remind children that the same sound can be represented in a number of ways and the same spelling can represent a number of sounds.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
ball
thought
snore
Exit quiz
6 Questions
ough
ore
a