Applying the spellings 'oa', 'ow' and 'o-e' in familiar words | English

Starter quiz

How many syllables are in the word floating?
- 1
- 2 ✓
- 5
- 6
Choose two words that contain the root word toast.
- toaster ✓
- roasting
- toasting ✓
- most
Match the word to the spelling it uses for the 'oa' sound.
- oak
  
  ⇔
  
  oa ✓
- showing
  
  ⇔
  
  ow ✓
- hope
  
  ⇔
  
  o-e ✓
Choose the three common spellings of the oa phoneme.
- ea
- oa ✓
- ow ✓
- o-e ✓
- ei
Pick the spelling that matches the sentence. I'm sorry I couldn't __________ to your party.
- cum
- com
- come ✓
Correct the spelling in bold in the following sentence. You have a very nice hoam.
- 'home' ✓

Select the correct spelling to match the sentence. I __________ to go on a holiday.
- wont
- want ✓
- whant
- wante
Choose the 'oa' spellings that match the words.
- slope
  
  ⇔
  
  o-e ✓
- pillow
  
  ⇔
  
  ow ✓
- soak
  
  ⇔
  
  oa ✓
Match the grapheme to where it is commonly found in a word.
- oa
  
  ⇔
  
  in the middle of a word ✓
- ow
  
  ⇔
  
  at the end of a word ✓
- o-e
  
  ⇔
  
  'the last but one' ✓
Correct the spelling in bold in the following sentence. Rest your head on the pillo
- 'pillow' ✓
Correct the spelling in bold in the following sentence. Their joak made us laugh a lot.
- 'joke' ✓
Correct the spelling in bold in the following sentence. She scored a brilliant gole
- 'goal' ✓

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‘ow’ is a representation of the 'oa' phoneme that often comes at the end of a word.
‘o-e’ is a representation of the 'oa' phoneme that is often found 'last but one'.
‘oa’ is a representation of the 'oa' phoneme that is often found in the middle of a word.
How to spell the common exception word: want.

Spelling rules are often found within root words, leading to confusion when suffixes are added.

Show examples of root words alongside words with suffixes added e.g. float and floating.

Phoneme - the smallest units of sound that make up words
Digraph - two letters that represent one sound
Split digraph - has a letter that comes between the two letters in a digraph like in "make" where the "k" separates the digraph "ae"
Suffix - a group of letters added at the end of a word to change its meaning or create a new word, like "-er" in "teacher" or "-ing" in "running."
Common - spellings that appear most often in writing