Starter quiz
- Choose the correct spelling to complete this sentence: I am taking an umbrella __________ it is raining.
- becos
- bcoz
- becaus
- because ✓
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- Match each word to the number of phonemes it contains.
- hedge⇔3 ✓
- energy⇔5 ✓
- cage⇔3 ✓
- Where is the 'j' sound found in the word 'village'?
- at the beginning
- in the middle
- at the end ✓
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- Where is the 'j' sound found in the word 'just'?
- at the beginning ✓
- in the middle
- at the end
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- Choose the correct spelling to complete this sentence: She turned the __________ to continue reading the story.
- page ✓
- padge
- paij
- pag
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- Choose the correct spelling to complete this sentence: The ink left a __________ mark.
- smuge
- smuj
- smudg
- smudge ✓
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Exit quiz
- Choose the correct spelling to complete this sentence: That joke really made me __________.
- larf
- laff
- laf
- laugh ✓
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- Which two words contain the 'dge' spelling of the 'j' sound?
- fudge ✓
- strange
- cage
- badge ✓
- magic
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- Which words contain the 'g' spelling of the 'j' sound?
- giraffe ✓
- gentle ✓
- change
- package
- lodge
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- Say each word and match it to the correct vowel sound.
- ledge⇔short vowel sound ✓
- cage⇔other vowel sound ✓
- village⇔other vowel sound ✓
- budge⇔short vowel sound ✓
- Choose the correct spelling to complete this sentence: The kitten had a __________ touch as it played with the yarn.
- gentl
- jentle
- gentle ✓
- gental
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- Correct the spelling in bold in the following sentence: She wore her baj with honour.
- 'badge' ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- The spelling 'dge' is usually used after short vowels.
- The spelling 'ge' is usually used after consonants and other vowel sounds.
- The spelling 'g' is often used before 'i', 'e' and 'y'.
- The spelling 'j' is usually used before 'a', 'o' and 'u'.
- How to spell the common exception word: laugh.
Common misconception
Pupils may be unsure about what constitutes a long or short vowel sound.
Be very explicit about what is the short vowel sound, like 'e' in 'ledge' and what is a long vowel sound, such as 'ar' in 'large'.
Keywords
Digraph - two letters that represent one sound
Trigraph - three letters that represent one sound
Consonant - a sound that is made by blocking air in the mouth with the teeth, tongue, lips or palate
Short vowel - a vowel sound that sounds short when spoken like "a" in "cat" or the "o" sound in "hot"
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