The 'oo' spellings, including 'oo', 'ew' and 'u-e'
I can read and spell words containing the three most common representations of the ‘oo’ phoneme: ‘oo’, ‘ew’ and ‘u-e’.
The 'oo' spellings, including 'oo', 'ew' and 'u-e'
I can read and spell words containing the three most common representations of the ‘oo’ phoneme: ‘oo’, ‘ew’ and ‘u-e’.
These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- ‘ew’ is a representation of the 'oo' phoneme that often comes at the end of a word.
- The ‘oo’ phoneme can be pronounced in two different ways: 'oo' and 'yoo'.
- How to spell the high frequency word: now.
- 'New' and 'knew' are homophones.
Keywords
Split diagraph - has a letter that comes between the two letters in a digraph like in "make" where the "k" separates the digraph "ae"
Digraph - two letters that represent one sound
Homophones - words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings
Silent letter - a letter in a word that is not pronounced when the word is spoken
Common misconception
Confusion of 'now'/'know' and 'new'/'knew'. 'Ow' can be pronounced in different ways.
Teach examples of silent letters explicitly and get children to keep an eye out for them in their wider reading.
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Lesson video
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
3
2
4
Exit quiz
6 Questions
shoot
chew
chute
yoo
oo
oo
yoo
in the middle
at the end
last but one