Starter quiz
- Choose the correct spelling to complete this sentence: I am __________ to see my mum after school .
- gowing
- going ✓
- gong
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- Match each word to the number of phonemes it contains.
- jelly⇔4 ✓
- badge⇔3 ✓
- joy⇔2 ✓
- Where is the 'j' sound found in the word 'jelly'?
- the beginning ✓
- the middle
- the end
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- Where is the 'j' sound found in the word 'badge'?
- the beginning
- the middle
- the end ✓
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- Choose the correct spelling to complete this sentence: The king's son was a __________ .
- princ
- prins
- prinse
- prince ✓
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- Choose the correct spelling to complete this sentence: She put money into her __________.
- purs
- purce
- purse ✓
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Exit quiz
- Choose the correct spelling to complete this sentence: I am tired __________ I stayed up late last night.
- because ✓
- becos
- becaus
- becoz
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- Which words contain the 'ge' spelling of the 'j' sound?
- village ✓
- ginger
- gentle
- range ✓
- giant
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- Which words contain the 'dge' spelling of the 'j' sound?
- age
- cage
- smudge ✓
- edge ✓
- energy
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- Choose the representation of the 'j' sound that matches the words.
- budge⇔dge ✓
- page⇔ge ✓
- gem⇔g ✓
- jade⇔j ✓
- giraffe⇔g ✓
- ledge⇔dge ✓
- Choose the correct spelling to complete this sentence: The bird was trapped in the __________.
- caij
- cag
- cage ✓
- cadge
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- Correct the spelling in bold in the following sentence: The cat chased a bird near the hej.
- 'hedge' ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- The letter 'j' is never used to represent the 'j' phoneme at the end of the word.
- 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'.
- How to spell the common exception word: because.
Common misconception
Children may be using 'ge' and 'dge' interchangeably.
Be very explicit about 'dge' being found alongside the short vowel and the 'ge' spelling being found alongside other vowel sounds.
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"
Mnemonic - a word, short poem, or sentence that can help you remember things such as spelling rules
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