Starter quiz
- How many syllables are in the word hamster?
- 1
- 2 ✓
- 3
- 7
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- Choose two words that contain the root word turn.
- turns ✓
- turned ✓
- church
- town
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- Match the word to the spelling it uses for the 'er' sound.
- weather⇔er ✓
- burp⇔ur ✓
- third⇔ir ✓
- Choose the three common spellings of the er sound.
- er ✓
- ire
- ir ✓
- ur ✓
- ee
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- Pick the spelling that matches the sentence. I saw __________ dogs in the park.
- sum
- some ✓
- som
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- Correct the spelling in bold in the following sentence: I wrote a letir to my friend.
- 'letter' ✓
Exit quiz
- Select the correct spelling to match the sentence. I __________ a bag.
- hv
- hav
- have ✓
- haf
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- Select the correct spelling to match the sentence. I __________ fish and chips.
- luv
- lov
- love ✓
- luve
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- Choose the 'er' spellings that match the words.
- corner⇔er ✓
- stir⇔ir ✓
- circle⇔ir ✓
- Correct the spelling in bold in the following sentence: I hope you feel bettir soon.
- 'better' ✓
- Correct the spelling in bold in the following sentence. I will go swimming on Satirday.
- 'Saturday' ✓
- Correct the spelling in bold in the following sentence. She took a coin out of her perss.
- 'purse' ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- er', 'ir' and 'ur' are common representations of the 'er' phoneme.
- How to spell the common exception words: have, live and love.
Common misconception
In the dictated sentence, pupils may write the word 'its' with an apostrophe for posession.
Explain this word is an exception and an apostrophe is only used for the contracted form of 'it is'.
Keywords
Syllable - a single sound or beat in a word that contains a vowel sound
Stressed sound - an emphasised sound
Unstressed sound - a sound not emphasised or pronounced with much force
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