New 'igh' spellings, including 'ie', 'y' and 'i'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can know three new spellings for the 'igh' phoneme: 'ie', 'y' and 'i'.
Key learning points
- ‘y’ is the most common representation of the 'igh' phoneme when it appears at the end of a word.
- ‘i’ is a representation of the 'igh' phoneme found in the high frequency words: find, kind, mind, wild and behind.
- ‘ie’ is a representation of the 'igh' phoneme found in the middle and end of words.
- How to spell the common exception words: what, when and eye.
Keywords
Common - a spelling pattern that is most often found in written language
Rare - a spelling pattern that is found less often than common ones
Homophone - words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings
Past tense - past tense refers to a verb form that indicates an action or state that has already happened or was completed in the past, such as 'cried'
Common misconception
Pupils will look for any word with ‘i’ in it e.g. carried. ‘I’ can be pronounced in different ways.
Always tell children to read the word with the most common phoneme for the grapheme and check if it makes sense.
Teacher tip
Be sure to quickly gloss the meaning of any words discussed that pupils may not know the meaning of.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Choose the three words which contain the igh sound.
Q2.Choose two words that rhyme with the word shine.
Q3.Choose three words that contain the root word shine.
Q4.Match the grapheme to where they commonly appear in a word.
in the middle or at the end
'last but one'
Q5.Correct the spelling in bold in the following sentence. Wear are you?.
Q6.Match the words with the correct definition.
has a letter that comes between the two letters in a digraph
a three letter phoneme making one sound
words that sound the same but have different meanings
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Choose the correct spelling to finish the sentence. I can't see __________ you are holding.
Q2.Choose the three words which contain an igh sound.
Q3.Match the grapheme that makes the 'igh' sound to where they commonly appear in a word.
in the middle or at the end
at the beginning or in the middle
often at the end of a word
Q4.Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence. I ate a pigh for dinner.
Q5.Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence. The skie is beautiful tonight.
Q6.Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence. The tighny kitten curled up into a ball.
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