Applying the new 'ee' spellings, including 'e', 'y', 'ie' and 'ey'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can apply four new spellings for the 'ee' phoneme: 'e', 'ie', 'y' and 'ey'.
Key learning points
- 'e' is a representation of the 'ee' phoneme that is often found in short high frequency words.
- 'y' is a representation of the 'ee' phoneme that is often found at the end of a word.
- 'ey' is a representation of the 'ee' phoneme that is often found at the end of a word.
- 'ie' is a representation of the 'ee' phoneme that is often found in the middle of a word.
- How to spell the common exception words: class, grass and pass.
Keywords
High frequency words - Words that appear in texts and writing frequently, often with a non-phonetic spelling
Adjective - An adjective is a word that describes or gives more information about a noun or pronoun, such as "happy," "big," or "blue."
Adverb - An adverb is a word that describes or gives more information about a verb, adjective, or other adverbs.
Noun - Nouns are words that name a person, place, thing, or idea, such as "cat," "school," or "love."
Common misconception
The 'ee' sound can also be spelt 'ei' as opposed to 'ie' e.g. receive. This is far less common.
Children will learn the 'i before e except after c' rule later, but there are other exceptions. e.g. caffeine, protein, either.
Teacher tip
Look at the spelling corrections to see the words you can test them on. The sentence the children need to hold and write is under the blue box. Consider regional pronunciations of CEWs 'class' etc. Celebrate that in some places, it is not a common exception word and can be decoded.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match each word to the number of phonemes it contains.
4
5
2
Q2.Choose the spellings that can make the long ee sounds.
Q3.Choose words that rhyme with the word we.
Q4.Choose the rare spellings of the ee sound.
Q5.Choose the correct spelling of the word to complete this sentence "The __________ swung through the trees".
Q6.Choose the ee spellings that match the words.
e
y
ie
ey
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Select the correct spelling to match the sentence "A new child joined my __________ today".
Q2.Match the rare graphemes that make the 'ee' sound to where they generally appear in a word.
most often at the beginning or the end
most often in the middle
most often at the end
most often at the end
Q3.Choose the words that rhyme with thief.
Q4.Select another word that is part of the same word family as belief.
Q5.Correct the spelling in bold in the following sentence. Will you bee in school tomorrow?
Q6.Correct the spelling in bold in the following sentence. My older brother is twentey years old.
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