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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'.
Lesson 15 of 18
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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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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'.
You can generate your own mnemonics for common exception words. The 'naughty' and silly nature of the mnemonic for 'people' can help to make it memorable.
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Licence
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Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
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6 Questions
Q1.Which of the following words are homophones?
Which of the following words are homophones?
stay
play
steal
Q2.Match each word to the number of phonemes it contains.
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?
Which of these spellings can also represent the sound 'or', like in short?
oe
oi
Q4.Which of these are proper nouns?
Which of these are proper nouns?
table
sport
ball
Q5.Choose the correct spelling of the word to complete this sentence: I want to ___________ the ball.
Choose the correct spelling of the word to complete this sentence: I want to ___________ the ball.
cash
cach
katch
Q6.Choose the correct spelling of the word to complete this sentence: I will put this cap on my ___________.
Choose the correct spelling of the word to complete this sentence: I will put this cap on my ___________.
hed
heed
Assessment exit quiz
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6 Questions
Q1.Pick the spelling that matches the sentence: There are lots of __________ in the park.
Pick the spelling that matches the sentence: There are lots of __________ in the park.
peple
poeple
peepul
peopl
Q2.Pick the spelling that matches the sentence: The letter was sent to __________ Moss.
Pick the spelling that matches the sentence: The letter was sent to __________ Moss.
Mir
mrr
mistuh
Q3.Choose the 'or' spellings that match the words.
Choose the 'or' spellings that match the words.
port
floor
August
lawn
Q4.Correct the spelling in bold in the following sentence: Her best spoort is football.
Correct the spelling in bold in the following sentence: Her best spoort is football.
spawt
spaut
spot
Q5.Correct the spelling in bold in the following sentence: Please close the daw.
Correct the spelling in bold in the following sentence: Please close the daw.
dau
daw
dor
Q6.Correct the spelling in bold in the following sentence: There was a neat, green lorn in front of the house.
Correct the spelling in bold in the following sentence: There was a neat, green lorn in front of the house.
loorn
laun