Spelling words with the 'ee' sound spelt 'ie'
I can spell words with the 'ee' sound spelt 'ie'.
Spelling words with the 'ee' sound spelt 'ie'
I can spell words with the 'ee' sound spelt 'ie'.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- There are many ways to spell the ‘ee’ sound. ‘ee’, ‘ea’ and ‘e-e’ are the most common.
- Most words follow the rule: 'i' before 'e' except after 'c' where the sound is 'ee'.
- The 'ie' spelling can also break other learnt rules or be used when the sound is not 'ee'.
- The letter string ‘ie’ can represent a range of different sounds.
- How to spell the curriculum words: sufficient, variety and achieve.
Common misconception
Some children may think a letter string can only represent one sound.
Remind pupils of the key phonics principles: a sound can be represented by more than one letter, one sound can be represented by more than one spelling and one spelling can represent more than one sound. It is why the English language is so hard!
Keywords
Phoneme - the smallest unit of sound that can change a word's meaning
Grapheme - the letter or group of letters that represent a sound (the spelling)
Letter string - a group of letters that are written together in a word
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
ee
e-e
ea
anywhere in a word
in the middle or at the end of a word
'last but one'
often at the beginning or the end of a word
often at the end of a word
often in the middle of a word
Exit quiz
6 Questions
'i before e' words
'except after c' words
exception to the rule words
‘ie’ makes the sound ‘igh’
‘ie’ makes the sound ‘ee’
‘ie’ makes a different sound