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Applying the new 'ay' spellings, including 'a', 'eigh' and 'ey'
I can apply three new spellings for the 'ay' phoneme: 'a', 'eigh' and 'ey'.
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Year 2
Applying the new 'ay' spellings, including 'a', 'eigh' and 'ey'
I can apply three new spellings for the 'ay' phoneme: 'a', 'eigh' and 'ey'.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- 'a', 'eigh' and 'ey' are alternative spellings for the 'ay' phoneme.
- Words in word families often have similar spellings.
- How to spell the common exception words: great, break and steak.
Keywords
Word family - a group of words common in feature, pattern or meaning
Rhyme - words that have the same or similar ending sounds, often used in poetry
Proper noun - a naming word that does need capitalisation
Common misconception
Common exceptions words which are hard to sound out e.g. 'great' 'break' 'steak'.
Put these words into sentences and explain that often we have to learn to spell them by sight because spellings rules don't apply.
Draw attention to Year 1 learning. ‘k’ generally goes after a long vowel, and ‘ck’ after a short vowel. Refer back to your school's SSP as 'ea' may have been taught as a representation of the /ai/ spelling.
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Starter quiz
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6 Questions
Q1.
Match each word to the number of phonemes it contains.
3
4
2
Q2.
Choose the three spellings that can make the long ay sounds.
ee
ie
Q3.
Choose three words that rhyme with the word grey.
rainy
eight
Q4.
Choose the three less common spellings of the ay sound.
ay
ai
Q5.
Choose the correct spelling of the word to complete this sentence. One of my grandparents is __________.
aity
eightee
Q6.
Choose the ay sound spellings that match to the words.
a
eigh
ey
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6 Questions
Q1.
Select the correct spelling to match the sentence. I love playing in the playground at __________ time.
brake
brayk
Q2.
Match the less common graphemes that make the ay sound to where they commonly appear in a word.
anywhere
most often found at the beginning
most often found at the end
Q3.
Choose the two words that rhyme with stable.
rain
tumbling
play
Q4.
What is another word that is part of the same word family as eight?
Q5.
Correct the spelling in bold in the following sentence. The hawk swooped down and it attacked its pray.
Q6.
Correct the spelling in bold in the following sentence. My friend's birthday is in aypril.
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