Applying the new 'igh' spellings, including 'ie', 'y' and 'i'
I can apply three new spellings for the 'igh' phoneme: 'ie', 'y' and 'i'.
Applying the new 'igh' spellings, including 'ie', 'y' and 'i'
I can apply three new spellings for the 'igh' phoneme: 'ie', 'y' and 'i'.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- ‘y’ is the most common representation of the 'igh' phoneme when it appears at the end of a word.
- ‘i’ is a representation of the 'igh' phoneme found in the high frequency words: find, kind, mind, wild and behind.
- ‘ie’ is a representation of the 'igh' phoneme found in the middle and end of words.
- How to spell the common exception words: could, would and should.
Common misconception
Common exceptions words which are hard to sound out e.g. 'could' , 'would' and 'should'.
Mnemonic devices such as 'Oh (o) you (u) lucky (l) duck (d)' can support memorising these trickier spellings.
Keywords
Past tense - past tense refers to a verb form that indicates an action or state that has already happened or was completed in the past, such as 'cried'
Rhyme - words that have the same or similar ending sounds often used in poetry
Homophone - words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings
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Starter quiz
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Exit quiz
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often found in the middle and sometimes a the end
often found at the end
often found at the beginning or in the middle
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