Spelling the 'o' sound after 'w' or 'qu'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can spell words like want, watch, wander and squash.
Key learning points
- 'a' is the most common spelling for the 'o' phoneme after 'w' and 'qu'.
- How to spell the common exception words: other, mother, brother, another and nothing.
Keywords
Phoneme - the smallest unit of sound that can change its meaning
Grapheme - the letter or group of letters that represent a sound
Homonym - a word that has the same spelling but a different meaning to another word
Common misconception
Children can confuse 'th' with 'f' and 'v' in some words because they pronounce it that way.
Focus on pronunciation of the sounds before spelling, and show the tongue moving forward for words with 'th' in them.
Teacher tip
Depending on your phonics scheme, you may teach 'o' making the 'u' sound in 'other' and 'a' making the 'o' sound in 'want' as regular representations (as a high frequency word, not an 'exception' word).
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Choose the correct spelling to complete this sentence: Please put your __________ away.
Q2.Which two words contain the 'o' sound, like in 'not'?
Q3.Match the verbs to their past tense.
walked
wanted
washed
Q4.Choose the representation of the 'l' sound that matches the words.
al
le
il
ll
l
Q5.Choose the correct spelling to complete this sentence: I built a __________ airplane.
Q6.Choose the correct spelling to complete this sentence: I __________ a new toy please.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Choose the correct spelling to complete this sentence: My __________ can be annoying.
Q2.Choose the correct spelling to complete this sentence: My __________ looks after me.
Q3.'a' is the most common spelling of the 'o' sound after which initial sounds?
Q4.Choose the correct spelling to complete this sentence: There were too many people on the train and I felt...
Q5.Choose the correct spelling to complete this sentence: He could tell the time with his...
Q6.Correct the spelling in bold in the following sentence: I wont to go home.
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