Revising spelling patterns linked to sounds | English

Starter quiz

Match each word to the representation of the 'ee' sound it contains.
- meet
  
  ⇔
  
  ee ✓
- meat
  
  ⇔
  
  ea ✓
- even
  
  ⇔
  
  e-e ✓
- she
  
  ⇔
  
  e ✓
- protein
  
  ⇔
  
  ei ✓
- relief
  
  ⇔
  
  ie ✓
Match the following words to their adherence to the 'i before e, except after c' rule.
- retrieval
  
  ⇔
  
  'i before e' words ✓
- perceived
  
  ⇔
  
  'except after c' words ✓
- seized
  
  ⇔
  
  exception to the rule words ✓
Select the words which contain the long vowel ay sound.
- eighty ✓
- park
- veins ✓
- chief
- please
Identify the spellings that contain the 'ou' sound.
- show
- cloud ✓
- drought ✓
- bowl
- cow ✓
Match the following words to the 'or' sound spellings they contain.
- door
  
  ⇔
  
  oor ✓
- morning
  
  ⇔
  
  or ✓
- jigsaw
  
  ⇔
  
  aw ✓
- pause
  
  ⇔
  
  au ✓
- thought
  
  ⇔
  
  ough ✓
Identify the spellings that contain the 'ough' spelling.
- fort
- thought ✓
- naughty
- plough ✓
- flight

Exit quiz

Select the correct spelling of the word below.
- recievd
- recieved
- received ✓
- receivd
Match the following words to the sound the letters 'ie' make in it.
- applies
  
  ⇔
  
  ‘ie’ makes the sound ‘igh’ ✓
- parties
  
  ⇔
  
  ‘ie’ makes the sound ‘ee’ ✓
- friend
  
  ⇔
  
  ‘ie’ makes a different sound ✓
Match the following words to the sound that the ‘ough’ letter string is making.
- brought
  
  ⇔
  
  or ✓
- through
  
  ⇔
  
  oo ✓
- dough
  
  ⇔
  
  oa ✓
Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'You need to crawl thru the tunnel.'
- throo
- threw
- thruogh
- through ✓
Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'A dayity is a god or goddess.'
- 'deity' ✓
Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'I hope you are wearing enuff layers.'
- 'enough' ✓

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Lesson Details

Key learning points

Some sounds can be represented by a number of different spellings e.g. the /ee/ sound.
The same spellings can represent more than one sound e.g. 'ie', 'ei', 'ough' and 'ou'.
How to spell the curriculum words: shoulder and committee.

Common misconception

Some children may think a letter string can only represent one sound.

Remind pupils of the key phonics principles: a sound can be represented by more than one letter, one sound can be represented by more than one spelling and one spelling can represent more than one sound. It is why the English language is so hard!

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
Letter string - a group of letters that are written together in a word