Applying the spellings 'ee', 'ea' and 'e-e' in familiar words
I can spell words containing the three most common representations of the 'ee' phoneme: 'ee', 'ea' and 'e-e'.
Applying the spellings 'ee', 'ea' and 'e-e' in familiar words
I can spell words containing the three most common representations of the 'ee' phoneme: 'ee', 'ea' and 'e-e'.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- 'ee' and 'ea' are common spellings of the 'ee' phoneme.
- e-e' is a representation of the 'ee' phoneme that is often found 'last but one'.
- Some words do not follow the rule, meaning they are an exception, such as 'even'.
- How to spell the common exception words: door, floor and poor.
Common misconception
Even is an exception to the rule when looking at generalisations for the e-e split digraph.
Explicitly refer to this during teaching and ensure practise is given to spelling exception words.
Keywords
Phoneme - the smallest unit of sound
Grapheme - the letter or group of letters that represent a sound
Common - a spelling that appears very often
Homophone - words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings
Exception - a spelling that does not follow the usual or expected rule or pattern
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