the smallest units of sound that make up words

has a letter that comes between the two letters in a digraph like in "make" where the "k" separates the digraph "ae"

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."

spellings that appear most often in writing

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

English

The ‘ay' spellings, including ‘ay', ‘ai' and ‘a-e'

Applying the spellings ‘ay', ‘ai' and ‘a-e' in familiar words

New 'ay' spellings, including 'a', 'eigh' and 'ey'

Applying the new 'ay' spellings, including 'a', 'eigh' and 'ey'

The 'ee' spellings, including 'ee', 'ea' and 'e-e'

Applying the spellings 'ee', 'ea' and 'e-e' in familiar words

New 'ee' spellings, including 'e', 'y', 'ie' and 'ey'

Applying the new 'ee' spellings, including 'e', 'y', 'ie' and 'ey'

The 'igh' spellings, including 'igh' and 'i-e'

Applying the spellings ‘igh' and ‘i-e' in familiar words

New 'igh' spellings, including 'ie', 'y' and 'i'

Applying the new 'igh' spellings, including 'ie', 'y' and 'i'

The 'oa' spellings, including 'oa', 'ow' and 'o-e'

New 'oa' spellings, including 'o' and 'oe'

Applying the new 'oa' spellings, including 'o' and 'oe'

The 'oo' spellings, including 'oo', 'ew' and 'u-e'

Applying the spellings 'oo', 'ew' and 'u-e' in familiar words

New 'oo' spellings, including 'ue', 'ui' and 'ou'

Applying the new 'oo' spellings, including 'ue', 'ui' and 'ou'

The 'er' spellings, including 'er', 'ir' and 'ur'

Applying the spellings  'er', 'ir' and 'ur' in familiar words

New 'er' spellings, including 'or' and 'ear'

Applying the new 'er' spellings, including 'or' and 'ear'

In this unit, pupils learn new GPCs for long vowels.  In ‘Year 2: 'Alternative GPCS for consonants and homophones’, pupils learn new GPCs for consonants.

In this unit, pupils learn new GPCs (grapheme phoneme correspondences) for long vowel sounds.

Alternative GPCs for long vowels

Select the correct spelling to match the sentence. **I  __________ to go on a holiday.**

Choose the 'oa' spellings that match the words.

Match the grapheme to where it is commonly found in a word.

Correct the spelling in bold in the following sentence. Rest your head on the **pillo**

Correct the spelling in bold in the following sentence. Their **joak** made us laugh a lot.

Correct the spelling in bold in the following sentence. She scored a brilliant **gole**

How many syllables are in the word **floating**?

Choose **two** words that contain the root word **toast**.

Match the word to the spelling it uses for the 'oa' sound.

Choose the **three** common spellings of the **oa** phoneme.

Pick the spelling that matches the sentence. I'm sorry I couldn't __________ to your party.

Correct the spelling in bold in the following sentence. You have a very nice **hoam**.

Starter Quiz

How many syllables are in the word floating?