Starter quiz
- Choose the correct spelling to complete the sentence. She __________ that she was happy.
- sed
- sayd
- siad
- said ✓
-
- Select the three words which contain a spelling for the 'er' sound.
- near
- early ✓
- homework ✓
- whirl ✓
- where
-
- Where is 'or' usually found, when it makes the 'er' sound, like in 'work'?
- Often at the end of a word.
- Often in the middle of a word.
- Often in the middle of a word after a 'w'. ✓
-
- Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence. This wurd is hard to spell.
- wurd
- werd
- word ✓
- weard
-
- Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence. The wurld is a huge place.
- werld
- world ✓
- wurld
-
- Write the correct the spelling of the incorrect word in the following sentence. He dug in the erth looking for worms.
- 'earth' ✓
Exit quiz
- Choose the correct spelling to complete the sentence. Please be my...
- frend
- freind
- friend ✓
- freand
-
- Select the three words which contain a spelling for the 'er' sound.
- burp ✓
- hear
- learn ✓
- birth ✓
- seem
-
- Where is the spelling 'ear' found in a word, when it makes the 'er' sound, like in 'early' or 'search'?
- Often at the beginning or middle of a word. ✓
- Often in the middle of a word after a 'w'.
- Often at the end of a word.
-
- Correct the spelling of the word spelt incorrectly in the following sentence. I got up erlee this morning.
- 'early' ✓
- Correct the spelling of the word spelt incorrectly in the following sentence. I saw my friend yesturday.
- 'yesterday' ✓
- Correct the spelling of the word spelt incorrectly in the following sentence. We live on planet urth.
- 'Earth' ✓
Worksheet
Loading worksheet ...
Presentation
Loading presentation ...
Video
Lesson Details
Key learning points
- ear' is a representation of the 'er' phoneme that can ben found at the beginning or middle of a word.
- The 'or' representation of the 'er' phoneme is found after a 'w', such as 'word' and 'worm'.
- How to spell the common exception word: friend.
- Words in word families can have linked spelling, such as friend and friendly.
Common misconception
Some children will not see connections between words in word families, like friend and friendship.
Draw attention to the link between friend and friendship. If you can spell friend, you can also spell friendship.
Keywords
Digraph - two letters that represent one sound
Trigraph - three letters that represent one sound
Word family - a group of words common in feature, pattern or meaning
+