words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings

a word that sounds very similar to another word with a slightly different spelling and meaning

Spelling homophones and near-homophones

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Spelling more homophones and near-homophones

Silent letters: the 'mb' spelling

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

a letter in a word that is not pronounced when the word is spoken

the letter or group of letters that represent a sound

the smallest unit of sound that can change its meaning

homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings and often different spellings, like "two," "to," and "too"

a group of words common in feature, pattern or meaning

the smallest unit of sound that make up words

the study of the origin of words and the ways their meanings have changed over time

present tense refers to a verb form that indicates an action or state happening in the current moment or a general truth, such as "run,"

past tense refers to a verb form that indicates an action or state that has already happened or was completed in the past, such as "jumped"

the way a word or language is spoken, including the sounds, stress and intonation patterns

silent letters are letters in a word that are not pronounced when speaking, like the "k" in "knee" or the "w" in "wrist."

a vowel sound that sounds short when spoken like "a" in "cat" or "o" sound in "hot"

the soft 'c' sounds like 's' in words like "city."

a sound that is made by blocking air in the mouth with the teeth, tongue, lips or palate

a vowel sound that sounds short when spoken like "a" in "cat" or the "o" sound in "hot"

a word, short poem, or sentence that can help you remember things such as spelling rules

a single sound or beat in a word that contains a vowel sound

describes a word that has more than one syllable

a naming word for people, places or things

an adjective is a word that describes or gives more information about a noun or pronoun, such as 'happy', 'big', or 'blue'.

a word that has the same spelling but a different meaning to another word

sounds where a vowel makes the same sound as the way it's name is pronounced

a naming word that does need capitalisation

Alternative GPCS for consonants and homophones

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