Starter quiz
- Choose the correct spelling to complete this sentence: Please __________ a question.
- arsck
- axs
- aks
- ask ✓
- arsk
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- Choose the correct spelling to complete this sentence: She __________ that it is time for bed.
- sez
- seys
- sezz
- says ✓
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- Which of these words contain the 's' sound?
- sock ✓
- hiss ✓
- car
- shop
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- Choose the representation of the 's' sound that matches the words.
- sad⇔s ✓
- kiss⇔ss ✓
- race⇔ce ✓
- What kind of sound is the 's' sound?
- consonant ✓
- vowel
- short vowel
- long vowel
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- What is a homophone?
- A word that sounds the same as another but has a different spelling and meaning. ✓
- The smallest unit of sound in a word.
- A letter, or group of letters, that represent a phoneme.
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Exit quiz
- Choose the correct spelling to complete this sentence: He walked along the...
- parth
- path ✓
- paff
- parf
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- Which words contain the 'ss' spelling of the 's' sound?
- mist
- kiss ✓
- loss ✓
- face
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- Which words contain the 'c' spelling of the 's' sound?
- ice ✓
- fancy ✓
- bus
- city ✓
- class
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- Choose the representation of the 'c' sound that matches the words.
- face⇔c ✓
- hissed⇔ss ✓
- sun⇔s ✓
- Choose the correct spelling to complete this sentence: I have two eyes on my...
- fays
- fase
- face ✓
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- Correct the spelling of the word spelt incorrectly in the following sentence: I don't want to mis my bus today.
- 'miss' ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- 's' is the most common representation of the 's' phoneme at the start of a word.
- 'c' is sometimes used to represent the 's' phoneme before 'i','e' or 'y'.
- ss' is often used at the end of a word after a short vowel.
- How to spell the common exception words: path and bath.
Common misconception
Children may think 'ce' represents the 's' sound in 'ice' and 'face'.
Use sound buttoning as a strategy when you know it will reinforce the spelling pattern (it doesn't always work).
Keywords
Short vowel - a vowel sound that sounds short when spoken like "a" in "cat" or "o" sound in "hot"
Soft c - the soft 'c' sounds like 's' in words like "city."
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