New 'ee' spellings, including 'e', 'y', 'ie' and 'ey'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can know 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, such as money.
- '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: fast, last, past and plant.
Keywords
Rare spelling - Spellings of phonemes that appear less frequently in words
Adjective - An adjective is a word that describes or gives more information about a noun or pronoun, such as "happy," "big," or "blue."
Common misconception
Pupils will look for any word with ‘e’ in it and associate it with the long vowel 'ee'.
Teach that ‘e’ can be pronounced in different ways. Emphasise that in most words, the 'e' is making an 'e' phoneme.
Teacher tip
Consider regional pronunciations of high frequency words 'fast', 'last' etc. Celebrate that in some places, it is not a common exception word and can be read and spelt using phonics.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the word classes to their definitions.
Q2.Select the three words that are adjectives.
Q3.Choose the three words which contain the ee sound.
Q4.Match the number of phonemes to each word.
Q5.Correct the spelling in bold in the following sentence. You should brush your teath at least twice a day.
Q6.Select the two common exception words.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Choose the correct spelling to finish the sentence. I went swimming __________ weekend.
Q2.Select the words which contain a spelling for the long vowel ee sound.
Q3.Select the word that is a proper noun.
Q4.Match the grapheme that makes the 'ee' sound to where they commonly appear in a word.
Q5.Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence. I ate a peece of pizza.
Q6.Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence. They laughed happiley at the joke.
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