Silent letters: the 'mb' spelling

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Spelling homophones and near-homophones

Spelling more homophones and near-homophones

Silent letters: the 'kn' spelling

Silent letters: the 'gn' spelling

Silent letters: the 'wr' spelling

The 's' spellings, including 'ss' and 'c'

The 's' spellings, including 'se' and 'ce'

The 'j' spellings, including 'g', 'ge' and 'dge'

Applying the 'j' spellings, including 'g', 'ge' and 'dge'

The 'l' spellings, including 'le' and 'el'

The 'l' spellings, including 'il' and 'al'

Spelling the 'o' sound after 'w' or 'qu'

Spelling the 'e' phoneme with 'ea' and the 'ch' phoneme using 'tch'

The 'or' spellings, including 'or', 'oor', 'au' and 'aw'

Applying the spellings 'or', 'oor', 'au' and 'aw' in familiar words

New 'or' spellings, including 'ore', 'ough' and 'a'

Applying the new 'or' spellings, including 'ore', 'ough' and 'a'

In this unit pupils learn new GPCs for consonants.  In 'Suffixes', pupils learn spelling patterns associated with suffixes and grammar.

In 'Alternative GPCs for long vowels', pupils learnt new GPCs for long vowels.  In 'Alternative GPCS for consonants and homophones', pupils learn new GPCs for consonants.

In this unit, pupils learn to spell homophones, near-homophones and new consonant spellings.

Alternative GPCS for consonants and homophones

Choose the correct word and spelling to complete this sentence: The child lived with their __________.

Which words contain the 'mb' spelling of the 'm' sound?

Choose the representation of the 'm' sound that matches the words.

Where is the 'mb' spelling usually found in a word?

Choose the correct spelling for the word in bold in the following sentence: I hurt my **thum** at playtime.

Correct the spelling in bold in the following sentence: I  **clighmd** a tree yesterday.

Match each word to the number of phonemes it contains.

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

Choose another spelling that can also represent the sound '**m**', like in 'swi**m**'.

Choose the correct word and spelling to complete this sentence: The stars shone brightly in the __________ sky.

Choose the correct word and spelling to complete this sentence: I can __________ music playing next door.

a letter, or group of letters, that represent a phoneme

a type of grapheme where two letters represent one phoneme

words that sound the same with different spellings 

This lesson was made for home learning during the pandemic.

Silent letters: the 'mb' spelling

Lesson outcome

This lesson was made for home learning during the pandemic.