Starter quiz
- Match each word to the number of phonemes it contains.
- valley⇔4 ✓
- belief⇔5 ✓
- she⇔2 ✓
- Choose the spellings that can make the long ee sounds.
- ie ✓
- a
- e ✓
- ae
- e-e ✓
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- Choose words that rhyme with the word we.
- she ✓
- they
- he ✓
- be ✓
- evil
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- Choose the rare spellings of the ee sound.
- e ✓
- ie ✓
- ey ✓
- y ✓
- ee
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- Choose the correct spelling of the word to complete this sentence "The __________ swung through the trees".
- monkey ✓
- monke
- monky
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- Choose the ee spellings that match the words.
- Egypt⇔e ✓
- baby⇔y ✓
- belief⇔ie ✓
- key⇔ey ✓
Exit quiz
- Select the correct spelling to match the sentence "A new child joined my __________ today".
- class ✓
- clarss
- clas
- glass
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- Match the rare graphemes that make the 'ee' sound to where they generally appear in a word.
- e⇔most often at the beginning or the end ✓
- ie⇔most often in the middle ✓
- y⇔most often at the end ✓
- ey⇔most often at the end ✓
- Choose the words that rhyme with thief.
- grief ✓
- yield
- piece
- windy
- chief ✓
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- Select another word that is part of the same word family as belief.
- thieve
- field
- believe ✓
- valley
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- Correct the spelling in bold in the following sentence. Will you bee in school tomorrow?
- 'be' ✓
- Correct the spelling in bold in the following sentence. My older brother is twentey years old.
- 'twenty' ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- 'e' is a representation of the 'ee' phoneme that is often found in short high frequency words.
- 'y' is a representation of the 'ee' phoneme that is often found at the end of a word.
- 'ey' is a representation of the 'ee' phoneme that is often found at the end of a word.
- 'ie' is a representation of the 'ee' phoneme that is often found in the middle of a word.
- How to spell the common exception words: class, grass and pass.
Common misconception
The 'ee' sound can also be spelt 'ei' as opposed to 'ie' e.g. receive. This is far less common.
Children will learn the 'i before e except after c' rule later, but there are other exceptions. e.g. caffeine, protein, either.
Keywords
High frequency words - Words that appear in texts and writing frequently, often with a non-phonetic spelling
Adjective - An adjective is a word that describes or gives more information about a noun or pronoun, such as "happy," "big," or "blue."
Adverb - An adverb is a word that describes or gives more information about a verb, adjective, or other adverbs.
Noun - Nouns are words that name a person, place, thing, or idea, such as "cat," "school," or "love."
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