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Year 2
The 's' spellings, including 'ss' and 'c'
I can spell words containing two representations of the ‘s’ phoneme: 'ss' and 'c'.
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New
Year 2
The 's' spellings, including 'ss' and 'c'
I can spell words containing two representations of the ‘s’ phoneme: 'ss' and 'c'.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- 's' is the most common representation of the 's' phoneme at the start of a word.
- 'c' is sometimes used to represent the 's' phoneme before 'i','e' or 'y'.
- ss' is often used at the end of a word after a short vowel.
- How to spell the common exception words: path and bath.
Common misconception
Children may think 'ce' represents the 's' sound in 'ice' and 'face'.
Use sound buttoning as a strategy when you know it will reinforce the spelling pattern (it doesn't always work).
Keywords
Short vowel - a vowel sound that sounds short when spoken like "a" in "cat" or "o" sound in "hot"
Soft c - the soft 'c' sounds like 's' in words like "city."
The words 'path' and 'bath' may not be exception words depending on regional accents. If pronounced 'a' rather than 'ar' then it is a regular spelling and doesn't need to be taught as a common exception word.
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6 Questions
Q1.
Choose the correct spelling to complete this sentence: Please __________ a question.
arsck
axs
aks
arsk
Q2.
Choose the correct spelling to complete this sentence: She __________ that it is time for bed.
sez
seys
sezz
Q3.
Which of these words contain the 's' sound?
car
shop
Q4.
Choose the representation of the 's' sound that matches the words.
s
ss
ce
Q5.
What kind of sound is the 's' sound?
vowel
short vowel
long vowel
Q6.
What is a homophone?
The smallest unit of sound in a word.
A letter, or group of letters, that represent a phoneme.
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6 Questions
Q1.
Choose the correct spelling to complete this sentence: He walked along the...
parth
paff
parf
Q2.
Which words contain the 'ss' spelling of the 's' sound?
mist
face
Q3.
Which words contain the 'c' spelling of the 's' sound?
bus
class
Q4.
Choose the representation of the 'c' sound that matches the words.
c
ss
s
Q5.
Choose the correct spelling to complete this sentence: I have two eyes on my...
fays
fase
Q6.
Correct the spelling of the word spelt incorrectly in the following sentence: I don't want to mis my bus today.
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