The 'or' spellings, including 'or', 'oor', 'au' and 'aw'
I can read and spell words containing four representations of the ‘or’ phoneme: 'or', 'oor', 'au' and 'aw'.
The 'or' spellings, including 'or', 'oor', 'au' and 'aw'
I can read and spell words containing four representations of the ‘or’ phoneme: 'or', 'oor', 'au' and 'aw'.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- ‘aw’ is a representation of the 'or' phoneme that often comes at the end of a word and sometimes in the middle.
- ‘oor’ is a representation of the 'or' phoneme that sometimes comes at the end of a word.
- 'Paw' and 'poor' are homophones.
- How to spell the common exception words: people, Mr and Mrs.
Keywords
Digraph - two letters that represent one sound
Trigraph - three letters that represent one sound
Homophone - words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings
Common misconception
Pupils can think the 'rules' for the spelling will always help to choose the right spelling.
Explain that rules can help us a certain amount. We also need to use our judgement of 'what looks right'.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of the following words are homophones?
Q2.Match each word to the number of phonemes it contains.
2
4
3
Q3.Which of these spellings can also represent the sound 'or', like in short?
Q4.Which of these are proper nouns?
Q5.Choose the correct spelling of the word to complete this sentence: I want to ___________ the ball.
Q6.Choose the correct spelling of the word to complete this sentence: I will put this cap on my ___________.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Pick the spelling that matches the sentence: There are lots of __________ in the park.
Q2.Pick the spelling that matches the sentence: The letter was sent to __________ Moss.
Q3.Choose the 'or' spellings that match the words.
port
floor
August
lawn