Recognising the different sounds made by the letter strings "ou", "ear" and "ice"
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can recognise when words might be spelt with the letter strings 'ou', 'ear' and 'ice'.
Key learning points
- The 'ou' spelling can make the sounds 'or', 'u', 'ow' and 'oo'.
- The 'ear' spelling can make the sounds 'ear', 'air', 'ar' and 'er'.
- The 'ice' spelling can make the sounds 'ice' and 'iss'.
- When you hear one of these sounds, the word might contain the 'ou', 'ear' or 'ice' spelling.
- How to spell the curriculum words: forty, rhythm and criticise.
Keywords
Letter string - a group of letters that are written together in a word
Phoneme - the smallest unit of sound that can change a word's meaning
Digraph - two letters that represent one sound
Common misconception
Spellings such as 'practice', 'advice' and 'device' can be more difficult for children.
Explore words ending in -ice and words ending in -ise. Listen to the difference in pronunciation of these words and discuss the difference in word class too e.g. practice, advice, device = nouns, practise, advise, devise = verbs.
Teacher tip
Think carefully about the accent of your pupils as you may have to amend the slides. For example, for some accents, the 'ou' in 'could' and 'trouble' make the same sound.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Identify the spellings that contain the 'ou' sound.
Q2.Match the 'ear' spellings to the correct words.
ear
ier
eer
ere
Q3.Select the words that contain the /iss/ sound.
Q4.Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'The paper had a tair in it because it was ripped.'
Q5.Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'Somewhere in the darkness, I heard the soft hoot of a barn aul.'
Q6.Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'The captain allowed me to stear the ship.'
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Identify the words containing the 'ear' letter string.
Q2.Match the words to the sound that the ‘ou’ letter string is making.
o
oo like in 'food'
u
ow
Q3.Match the words to the sound that the ‘ice’ letter string is making.
iss
ice
ees
Q4.Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'The weather outside is dreerey.'
Q5.Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'This Sunday, I will go to a survis in my local church.'
Q6.Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'This Sunday, I will hike up the mountin.'
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