Spelling the 'ay' sound with 'a', 'eigh' or 'ey'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can spell words with the 'ay' sound using 'a', 'eigh' or 'ey'.
Key learning points
- Common spellings for the 'ay' phoneme are 'ay', 'a-e' and 'ai'.
- Alternative and rare spellings for the 'ay' phoneme are 'a', 'eigh' and 'ey'.
- Suffixes that have been added may change the spelling of a word, so finding the root word can be a useful strategy.
- Finding rhyming words helps to find the correct spelling, such as 'weigh' and 'sleigh' and 'able' and 'stable'.
- Words in word families often have similar spellings.
Keywords
Phoneme - the smallest unit of sound
Grapheme - the letter or group of letters that represent a sound
Rare - rare spellings are spellings which appear less frequently
Word family - a group of words common in feature, pattern or meaning
Root word - the base word from which other words are formed often by adding prefixes or suffixes
Common misconception
Pupils may start using these spellings in place of the most common spellings.
Emphasise that 'ay', 'ai' and 'a-e' are the most common spellings and tell pupils to try those out first.
Teacher tip
Supplement this lesson with visuals based on your school's phonics scheme to retrieve prior learning and support new learning.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Choose the words that contain the 'ay' phoneme.
Q2.Choose the words that rhyme with the word 'cake'.
Q3.Choose the words that contain the root word 'train'.
Q4.Match the graphemes to where they commonly appear in a word.
Q5.Correct the spelling in bold in the following sentence: 'I ate a delicious pancayk'.
Q6.What is the root word in the word 'maker'?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Choose the words which contain an 'ay' phoneme.
Q2.Match the grapheme that make the 'ay' sound to where they most commonly appear in a word.
Q3.Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'There was a slai pulled by reindeer in the sky.'
Q4.Match the key words to their definitions.
Q5.Select the words that are part of the same word family.
Q6.Correct the spelling in bold in the following sentence: 'He was wearing an aipron whilst cooking.'
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