Recognising the different sounds made by the letter strings "ou", "ear" and "ice"
I can recognise when words might be spelt with the letter strings 'ou', 'ear' and 'ice'.
Recognising the different sounds made by the letter strings "ou", "ear" and "ice"
I can recognise when words might be spelt with the letter strings 'ou', 'ear' and 'ice'.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- The 'ou' spelling can make the sounds 'or', 'u', 'ow' and 'oo'.
- The 'ear' spelling can make the sounds 'ear', 'air', 'ar' and 'er'.
- The 'ice' spelling can make the sounds 'ice' and 'iss'.
- When you hear one of these sounds, the word might contain the 'ou', 'ear' or 'ice' spelling.
- How to spell the curriculum words: forty, rhythm and criticise.
Common misconception
Spellings such as 'practice', 'advice' and 'device' can be more difficult for children.
Explore words ending in -ice and words ending in -ise. Listen to the difference in pronunciation of these words and discuss the difference in word class too e.g. practice, advice, device = nouns, practise, advise, devise = verbs.
Keywords
Letter string - a group of letters that are written together in a word
Phoneme - the smallest unit of sound that can change a word's meaning
Digraph - two letters that represent one sound
Licence
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
ear
ier
eer
ere
Exit quiz
6 Questions
o
oo like in 'food'
u
ow
iss
ice
ees