New 'oo' spellings, including 'ue', 'ui' and 'ou'
I can know three new spellings for the 'oo' phoneme: 'ue', 'ui' and 'ou'.
New 'oo' spellings, including 'ue', 'ui' and 'ou'
I can know three new spellings for the 'oo' phoneme: 'ue', 'ui' and 'ou'.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- ‘ue’ is a representation of the 'oo' phoneme that often comes at the end of a word.
- ue', 'ui' and 'ou' are alternative spellings of the 'oo' phoneme.
- How to spell the common exception words: many and after.
Common misconception
The 'ou' and 'ui' spelling can be pronounced in different ways e.g. suit vs build or soup vs shout.
Be explicit with children about these different pronunciations and give them the opportunity to read words out loud to check.
Keywords
Pronunciation - the way a word or language is spoken, including the sounds, stress and intonation patterns
Rare - spellings that appear less often than common ones
Digraph - two letters that represent one sound
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Starter quiz
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Exit quiz
6 Questions
at the end of a word
in the middle of a word often followed by 't' , 'se' or 'ce'
in the middle of a word