Spelling the 'ay' sound with 'ei' or 'ea'
I can spell words with the ‘ay’ sound using ‘ei' or 'ea'.
Spelling the 'ay' sound with 'ei' or 'ea'
I can spell words with the ‘ay’ sound using ‘ei' or 'ea'.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Common spellings for the 'ay' phoneme are 'ay', 'a-e' and 'ai'.
- Alternative and rarer spellings for the 'ay' phoneme are 'ei', 'eigh', 'ea', 'a' and 'ey'.
- When exploring words including the same phoneme, you often find homophones.
- Using the strategy 'big letters' is a useful practice strategy.
- Words in word families often have similar spellings.
Common misconception
Children may forget the most common spellings and use the most recently learnt spellings.
Always emphasise prior learning. Show examples of words including incorrect and correct spellings to discuss (e.g. train and trean).
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
Homophone - words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings
Licence
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