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Year 2
The 's' spellings, including 'se' and 'ce'
I can spell words containing two representations of the ‘s’ phoneme: 'se' and 'ce'.
New
New
Year 2
The 's' spellings, including 'se' and 'ce'
I can spell words containing two representations of the ‘s’ phoneme: 'se' and 'ce'.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- 'ce' is sometimes used to represent the 's' phoneme at the end of a word.
- 'se' is sometimes used to represent the 's' phoneme at the end of a word.
- How to spell the common exception word 'once' and high frequnecy word 'going'.
Common misconception
When identifying spellings for 's', 'ce' and 'c' can be mixed up.
Use sound buttoning to help, especially when looking at words with split digraphs.
Keywords
Phoneme - the smallest unit of sound that can change its meaning
Grapheme - the letter or group of letters that represent a sound
Digraph - two letters that represent one sound
Ensure children know the meaning of all the words you encounter within the lesson in order to help them to contextualise the spellings.
Teacher tip
Licence
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Starter quiz
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6 Questions
Q1.
Choose the correct spelling to complete this sentence: I like to have a __________ before bed .
barth
baff
barf
Q2.
Which words contain the 'ss' spelling of the 's' sound?
list
ice
boss
Q3.
Which words contain the 'c' spelling of the 's' sound?
hissed
bus
Q4.
Choose the representation of the 's' sound that matches the words.
c
ss
s
Q5.
Choose the correct spelling to complete this sentence: She lives in the __________ .
sity
citee
sitee
Q6.
Choose the correct spelling to complete this sentence: He heard the snake __________ .
his
hiz
hizz
Exit quiz
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6 Questions
Q1.
Choose the correct spelling to complete this sentence: __________ upon a time, there was a dragon in a castle .
wuns
wons
onse
wonce
Q2.
Which words contain the 'se' spelling of the 's' sound?
sell
choice
seem
Q3.
Which words contain the 'ce' spelling of the 's' sound?
purse
back
hiss
Q4.
Choose the representation of the 's' sound that matches the words.
ce
ce
c
ss
s
Q5.
Choose the correct spelling to complete this sentence: The __________ likes to eat hay.
hors
hoorse
horce
Q6.
Correct the spelling in bold in the following sentence: Take your shoes off inside the hows.