Spelling the 'ay' sound with 'a', 'eigh' or 'ey'
I can spell words with the 'ay' sound using 'a', 'eigh' or 'ey'.
Spelling the 'ay' sound with 'a', 'eigh' or 'ey'
I can spell words with the 'ay' sound using 'a', 'eigh' or 'ey'.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Common spellings for the 'ay' phoneme are 'ay', 'a-e' and 'ai'.
- Alternative and rare spellings for the 'ay' phoneme are 'a', 'eigh' and 'ey'.
- Suffixes that have been added may change the spelling of a word, so finding the root word can be a useful strategy.
- Finding rhyming words helps to find the correct spelling, such as 'weigh' and 'sleigh' and 'able' and 'stable'.
- Words in word families often have similar spellings.
Keywords
Phoneme - the smallest unit of sound
Grapheme - the letter or group of letters that represent a sound
Rare - rare spellings are spellings which appear less frequently
Word family - a group of words common in feature, pattern or meaning
Root word - the base word from which other words are formed often by adding prefixes or suffixes
Common misconception
Pupils may start using these spellings in place of the most common spellings.
Emphasise that 'ay', 'ai' and 'a-e' are the most common spellings and tell pupils to try those out first.
Licence
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Lesson video
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
the end
the last but one phoneme
the middle
Exit quiz
6 Questions
anywhere
at the end
at the beginning or the middle
the smallest unit of sound in a word
the written representation of a phoneme
a group of words common in pattern or meaning