Starter quiz
- Match the word to the representation of the 'ee' sound it contains.
- ee⇔sleep ✓
- ie⇔thief ✓
- ea⇔each ✓
- ey⇔funny ✓
- Select the words which contain the long vowel ee sound.
- receive ✓
- diet
- funnily ✓
- they
- chief ✓
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- Match the words linked to the rule 'i before e, except after c'.
- belief⇔'i before e' words ✓
- deceitful⇔'except after c' words ✓
- seize⇔exception to the rule words ✓
- Select the words that apply the rule 'i before e, except after c'.
- ceiling ✓
- lie
- reins
- protein
- thieves ✓
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- Select the correct spelling of the word.
- theef
- thief ✓
- theif
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- Select the correct spelling of the word.
- riseeved
- receeved
- recieved
- received ✓
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Exit quiz
- Match the words linked to the rule 'i before e, except after c'.
- hygiene⇔'i before e' words ✓
- perceived⇔'except after c' words ✓
- caffeine⇔exception to the rule words ✓
- Select the correct spelling of the word.
- deseetful
- diceitful
- deceitful ✓
- decietful
- decietfull
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- Select the correct spelling of the word.
- seize ✓
- sieze
- seeze
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- Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the sentence. My father ritreevd the parcel from the post office.
- 'retrieved' ✓
- Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the sentence. There is a crack in the seeling!
- 'ceiling' ✓
- Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the sentence. I love listening to music with interesting rithum!
- 'rhythm' ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- There are many ways to spell the ‘ee’ sound, including ‘ee’, ‘ea’, ‘e-e’, ‘e’, ‘y’, ‘ey’, ‘ie’ and ‘ei’.
- The rule ‘i before e except after c’ can help choose between ‘ie’ and ‘ei’ when spelling ‘ee’.
- There are exceptions, including ‘protein’, ‘caffeine’, ‘either’ and ‘seize’.
- It is important to practise to help us learn new spellings.
- How to spell the curriculum words: rhyme, rhythm and remember.
Common misconception
Children may choose the wrong spelling strategy to practise a particular word.
Help pupils to make informed choices about which spelling strategy is best to learn particular types of words. For example, 'naughty letters' is useful to learn those with unusual spelling patterns. Pupils will also develop their own favourites.
Keywords
Phoneme - the smallest unit of sound that can change a word's meaning
Grapheme - the letter or group of letters that represent a sound (the spelling)
Exception - a case or situation that does not follow the usual or expected rule or pattern
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