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"

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

English

Spelling homophones and near-homophones

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'

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 spelling to complete this sentence: I am tired __________ I stayed up late last night.

Which words contain the 'ge' spelling of the 'j' sound?

Which words contain the 'dge' spelling of the 'j' sound?

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

Choose the correct spelling to complete this sentence: The bird was trapped in the __________.

Correct the spelling in bold in the following sentence: The cat chased a bird near the **hej**.

Choose the correct spelling to complete this sentence: I am  __________ to see my mum after school .

Match each word to the number of phonemes it contains.

Where is the 'j' sound found in the word 'jelly'?

Where is the 'j' sound found in the word 'badge'?

Choose the correct spelling to complete this sentence: The king's son was a __________ .

Choose the correct spelling to complete this sentence: She put money into her __________.

Starter Quiz

Choose the correct spelling to complete this sentence: I am __________ to see my mum after school .