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'.
These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.
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.
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
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.
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Lesson video
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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