Applying the spellings ‘igh' and ‘i-e' in familiar words
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can spell words containing two representations of the ‘igh’ phoneme: ‘igh’ and ‘i-e’.
Key learning points
- 'igh' is a representation of the 'igh' phoneme that is often found in the middle of a word and 'loves a t'.
- ‘i-e’ is a representation of the ‘igh’ phoneme that is often found ‘last but one'.
- How to spell the common exception words: there and where.
Keywords
Long vowel sound - a vowel sound spoken for longer than its short version like "a" in "cake", not "a" in "bat"
Split digraph - has a letter that comes between the two letters in a digraph like in "make" where the "k" separates the digraph "ae"
Trigraph - a three letter grapheme
Homophones - words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings
Common misconception
Common exception words which are hard to sound out e.g. 'there' and 'where' may be misspelt.
Put these words into sentences and explain that often we have to learn to spell them by sight because spellings rules don't apply.
Teacher tip
Both of the common exception words 'there' and where' are also homophones. Be sure to put these words into sentences and explicitly draw pupils' attention to this. The sentence the children need to hold and write is under the blue box.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match each word to the number of phonemes it contains.
5
3
4
Q2.Choose two words that contain the root word bright.
Q3.How many syllables are in the word lightning?
Q4.Choose the correct spelling of the word to complete this sentence. The bird flew up __________ in the tree.
Q5.Choose two words that rhyme with the word tonight.
Q6.Choose the two most common spellings of the igh sound.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Select the correct spelling to match the sentence. "__________ do you think you are going?"
Q2.Match the homophones.
wear
their
night
site
Q3.Match the spellings to where they are most commonly found in the word.
in the middle or end of a word
'the last but one'
Q4.Correct the spelling in bold in the following sentence. The sun shined britely ?
Q5.Correct the spelling in bold in the following sentence. I drew a lighn using a ruler ?
Q6.Correct the spelling in bold in the following sentence. I need the ryte tool for the job.
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