Other sounds represented by the letter string ‘ie’
I can spell a range of words using the letter string ‘ie’.
Other sounds represented by the letter string ‘ie’
I can spell a range of words using the letter string ‘ie’.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- There are many ways to spell the ‘ee’ sound, including ‘ee’, ‘ea’, ‘e-e’, ‘e’, ‘y’, ‘ey’, ‘ie’ and ‘ei’.
- The rule ‘i before e except after c’ can help choose between ‘ie’ and ‘ei’ when spelling ‘ee’.
- The letter string ‘ie’ can represent a range of different sounds.
- Some spellings with ‘ie’ are formed from root words ending in ‘y’ and a vowel suffix.
- How to spell the curriculum words: ancient, soldier and bargain.
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)
Exception - a case or situation that does not follow the usual or expected rule or pattern
Letter string - a group of letters that are written together in a word
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!
Licence
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Starter quiz
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athlete
ceiling
relief
teams
funny
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