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

the smallest units of sound that make up words

a spelling pattern that is most often found in written language

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

English

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

Pick the spelling that matches the sentence. __________ is that over there?

Choose the 'oa' spellings that match to the words.

Match the grapheme to where they commonly appear in a word.

Correct the spelling in bold in the following sentence. They followed the river's **flo** upstream.

Correct the spelling in bold in the following sentence. We took a **cowch** for the school trip.

Correct the spelling in bold in the following sentence. I had a long **phoan** call with my relative.

Match each word to the number of phonemes it contains.

Select the correct spelling to match the sentence. You __________ not do that.

How many syllables are there in the word **pilot**?

Choose **two** more spellings that can also represent the phoneme **oa** as in b**oa**t.

Choose the word that rhymes with 'float'.

Starter Quiz