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'.
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.
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'.
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
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