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Practise and apply doubling the consonant in contrasting words
I can spell contrasting words with a double consonant.
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Year 4
Practise and apply doubling the consonant in contrasting words
I can spell contrasting words with a double consonant.
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Key learning points
- When there are two of the same consonants beside each other, we call this a double consonant.
- Double consonants are often found after short vowel sounds.
- Contrasting words are pairs or sets of words that have very similar spellings.
- Contrasting words are often different because one has a double consonant, which impacts the pronunciation of the word.
- How to spell the curriculum words: remember, medicine and address.
Keywords
Consonant - a sound that is made by blocking air in the mouth with the teeth, tongue, lips or palate
Vowel - a speech sound produced with an open mouth
Noun - words that name a person, place, thing, or idea, such as 'cat', 'school' or 'love'
Origin - where something starts
Syllable - a speech sound produced with an open mouth
Common misconception
Pupils might assume that every word with a short vowel sound should have a double consonant.
Explain to pupils that this is not always the case and give them examples of words such as 'hot' not 'hott' and 'shut' not 'shutt'.
Create a double letter alphabet so pupils develop their understanding of double consonant spellings and are aware of the consonants which are never doubled. For example: rabbit, sudden, scuffle etc.
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Starter quiz
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6 Questions
Q1.
Identify the words that contain short vowel sounds.
cube
home
Q2.
What happens to the word 'flat' when we add the suffix -en?
It becomes 'flaten'.
It becomes 'flattin'.
It becomes 'flatin'.
Q3.
Which of these rules applies when the suffix -est is added to 'hot'?
Just add -est.
Remove the 't' and add -est.
Q4.
Which word is spelled correctly with a double consonant after a short vowel sound?
shoping
shoppin
shopin
Q5.
Complete the following sentence: 'We often double the consonant when ...'
the word ends with a vowel.
the word starts with a consonant.
the word has a long vowel sound in the middle.
Q6.
Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'There was a perticuler book that she was looking for.'
peritcular
particuler
particcular
Exit quiz
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6 Questions
Q1.
Identify the words which are spelt correctly.
folow
geting
Q2.
Complete the following sentence: 'Contrasting words are ...'
words that have double consonants.
words that have opposite meanings.
words the rhyme with each other.
Q3.
Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'What would you like for your dinnar tonight?'
diner
dinnir
dinnur
Q4.
Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'The lemon tasted biter.'
Q5.
Choose the correct spelling for the word in bold in the following sentence: 'Can you remembar where we parked the car?'
rembember
remeber
remmember
Q6.
Correct the spelling in bold in the following sentence: 'You need his adress to send a letter.'
addres
adres
adresse
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