New 'or' spellings, including 'ore', 'ough' and 'a'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use three new spellings for the 'or' phoneme: 'ore', 'ough' and 'a'.
Key learning points
- ‘ore’ is a representation of the 'or' phoneme that usually comes at the end of a word, such as more.
- 'ough' and 'a' are alternative spellings of the 'or' phoneme.
- The 'or' phoneme is usually spelt as 'a' before 'l' or 'll'.
- Most words using the 'ough' spelling are past tense verbs.
- How to spell the common exception words: water, always, walk and talk.
Keywords
Digraph - two letters that represent one sound
Trigraph - three letters that represent one sound
Verb - a doing or being word
Past tense - show the action happened before now
Common misconception
Children can mix up the meaning of 'bought' and 'brought'.
Say the words in sentences several times to establish the meaning, and link to the present tense 'buy' and bring'.
Teacher tip
Some phonics schemes teach 'al' as an 'or' spelling, so you can adapt the lesson in line with what has previously been taught.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Pick the spelling that matches the sentence: He likes to have __________ with his tea.
Q2.Choose the 'or' spellings that match the words.
oor
or
aw
au
Q3.Which sentence is in the past tense?
Q4.How many phonemes are there in each word?
5
2
3
Q5.Choose the correct spelling for the world in bold in the following sentence: She will oordir the book online.
Q6.Choose the correct spelling for the word in bold in the following sentence: I like to jror in my sketchbook.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Pick the spelling that matches the sentence: She felt thirsty so she drank some __________ .
Q2.Pick the spelling that matches the sentence: After school, I like to go for a __________ .
Q3.Choose the 'or' spelling that matches the words.
bought
small
snore
Q4.Choose the correct spelling for the word in bold in the following sentence: The brothers foort over who could go first on the slide.
Q5.Choose the correct spelling for the word in bold in the following sentence: Please don't ignaw me!
Q6.Write the correct spelling for the word in bold in the following sentence: She loves reading and she orlso loves painting.
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