New 'er' spellings, including 'or' and 'ear'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use two new spellings for the 'er' phoneme: 'or' and 'ear'.
Key learning points
- 'ear' is a representation of the 'er' phoneme that can ben found at the beginning or middle of a word.
- The 'or' representation of the 'er' phoneme is found after a 'w', such as 'word' and 'worm'.
- How to spell the common exception words: said and were.
Keywords
Digraph - two letters that represent one sound
Trigraph - three letters that represent one sound
Common misconception
The digraph 'or' and trigraph 'ear' also make different long vowel sounds.
Remind children that the same grapheme (digraph and trigraph) can represent different sounds. Say the words out loud to check.
Teacher tip
Remind children that 'earth' is a homonym. It can be a noun and a proper noun depending on the meaning. Celebrate when children notice homonyms and homophones in lessons, as they are building up their word consciousness.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Choose the words which contain the er sound.
Q2.Choose the words which contain the er sound.
Q3.Select the correct spelling to match the sentence. I __________ in England.
Q4.Select the correct spelling to match the sentence. I have a pet __________ .
Q5.Select the correct spelling to match the sentence. I put the __________ in the post box.
Q6.Select the correct spelling to match the sentence. My hamster has brown __________ .
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Choose the correct spelling to complete the sentence. They __________ happy to see us .
Q2.Select the words which contain a spelling for the 'er' sound.
Q3.Match the grapheme that makes the 'er' sound to where they commonly appear in a word.
often in the middle of a word
often at the end of a word
often at the beginning or middle of a word
often in the middle of a word after a 'w'
Q4.Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence. I saw a wurm in the grass.
Q5.Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence. Please help me to serch for my pen.
Q6.Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence. Now we must get to wirk.
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