The 'igh' spellings, including 'igh' and 'i-e'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can read and spell words containing two representations of the ‘igh’ phoneme: ‘igh' and 'i-e'.
Key learning points
- igh' is a representation of the 'igh' phoneme that is often found in the middle of a word and 'loves a t'.
- ‘i-e’ is a representation of the ‘igh’ phoneme that is often found ‘last but one'.
- i-e' is a split digraph.
- How to spell the common exception words: so and do.
Keywords
Split digraph - has a letter that comes between the two letters in a digraph like in "make" where the "k" separates the digraph "ae"
Trigraph - a three letter grapheme
Long vowel sound - a vowel sound spoken for longer than its short version like "a" in "cake" not "a" in "bat"
Common misconception
There are a number of homophones in this lesson. Time and thyme. Sight and site.
Do explicitly teach these to children if they come up. Use images and sentence contexts to show how each spelling can be used.
Teacher tip
The words to quiz the children on are: time, sight, high and five. Physically model sound buttoning using your fingers.
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match each word to the number of phonemes it contains.
3
2
5
Q2.Select the correct spelling to match the sentence. I need to __________ my homework.
Q3.How many syllables are there in the word height?
Q4.Choose two more spellings that can also represent the sound ee.
Q5.Choose the correct spelling of the word to complete this sentence. We took a __________ on holiday.
Q6.Match the word to its definition.
the smallest unit of sound in a word
a letter, or group of letters, that represent a phoneme
a type of grapheme where two letters represent one phoneme
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Pick the spelling the matches the sentence: Why are you __________ tired?
Q2.Choose the 'igh' spellings that match to the words.
igh
i-e
Q3.Match the grapheme to where they commonly appear in a word.
the middle
'the last but one'
Q4.Correct the spelling in bold in the following sentence. It was a delite teaching you today!
Q5.Correct the spelling in bold in the following sentence. We had to driv to school today.
Q6.Match the word to its definition.
a three letter grapheme
has a letter that comes between the two letters in a digraph
the letter or group of letters that represent a sound
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