New 'oa' spellings, including 'o' and 'oe'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can know two new spellings for the 'oa' phoneme: 'o' and 'oe'.
Key learning points
- 'o' and 'oe' are rarer representations of the 'oa' phoneme.
- ‘oe’ is a representation of the 'oa' phoneme most commonly found at the end of a word.
- How to spell the common exception words: your and here.
- 'Your' and 'you're' are homophones.
- 'Here' and 'hear' are homophones.
Keywords
Digraph - two letters that represent one sound
Split digraph - has a letter that comes between the two letters in a digraph like in "make" where the "k" separates the digraph "ae"
Homophone - words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings
Contraction - two words pushed together with an apostrophe
Common misconception
Pupils will look for any word with ‘o’ in it and associate it with the long vowel 'oa'.
Teach that ‘o’ can be pronounced in different ways. Emphasise that in most words, the 'o' is making an 'o' phoneme.
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 oa sound.
Q2.Choose two words that rhyme with the word show.
Q3.Choose three words that contain the root word soak.
Q4.Match the grapheme to where they commonly appear in a word.
in the middle of a word
at the end of a word
'the last but one'
Q5.Correct the spelling in bold in the following sentence. Come hear right now!
Q6.Match the words to the correct definitions.
two letters that represent one sound
has a letter that splits the two vowels in a digraph
words that sound the same but have different meanings
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the homophones.
you're
hear
no
Q2.Choose the correct spelling to finish the sentence. Hold onto __________ hats.
Q3.Choose the three words which contain the oa phoneme.
Q4.Match the grapheme that makes the 'oa' sound to where they commonly appear in a word.
anywhere in a word
at the end of a word
Q5.Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence. I ate a juicy tomatoe
Q6.Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence. I need to cut my tow nails.
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