Year 2 - English
Silent letters: the 'wr' spelling
Alternative GPCS for consonants and homophones
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils learn to spell homophones, near-homophones and new consonant spellings.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to spell words with 'wr' representing the 'r' phoneme.
Key Notes
- 'wr' can be a representation of the 'r' phoneme.
- The representation 'wr' is usually found at the start of a word.
- Words connected in word families often have similar spellings, such as write, wrote and written.
- How to spell the common exception words: ask and says.
Vocabulary To Learn
- word families: a group of words common in feature, pattern or meaning
- present tense: present tense refers to a verb form that indicates an action or state happening in the current moment or a general truth, such as "run,"
- past tense: past tense refers to a verb form that indicates an action or state that has already happened or was completed in the past, such as "jumped"
- pronunciation: the way a word or language is spoken, including the sounds, stress and intonation patterns
- silent letter: silent letters are letters in a word that are not pronounced when speaking, like the "k" in "knee" or the "w" in "wrist."
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Some children might overemphasise the w in words containing 'wr' e.g. w-right for the word write.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
'wr' can be a representation of the 'r' phoneme. The representation 'wr' is usually found at the start of a word.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'word families'
a group of words common in feature, pattern or meaning.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Some children might overemphasise the w in words containing 'wr' e.g. w-right for the word write. Correction: Treat 'wr' as a digraph of the 'r' sound to avoid this confusion and orally segment and blend some words with the 'wr' spelling in.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Applying the 'j' spellings, including 'g', 'ge' and 'dge' Study Guide
- Applying the new 'or' spellings, including 'ore', 'ough' and 'a' Study Guide
- Applying the spellings 'or', 'oor', 'au' and 'aw' in familiar words Study Guide
- New 'or' spellings, including 'ore', 'ough' and 'a' Study Guide
- Silent letters: the 'gn' spelling Study Guide
- Silent letters: the 'kn' spelling Study Guide
- Silent letters: the 'mb' spelling Study Guide
- Spelling homophones and near-homophones Study Guide
- Spelling more homophones and near-homophones Study Guide
- Spelling the 'e' phoneme with 'ea' and the 'ch' phoneme using 'tch' Study Guide
- Spelling the 'o' sound after 'w' or 'qu' Study Guide
- The 'j' spellings, including 'g', 'ge' and 'dge' Study Guide
- The 'l' spellings, including 'il' and 'al' Study Guide
- The 'l' spellings, including 'le' and 'el' Study Guide
- The 'or' spellings, including 'or', 'oor', 'au' and 'aw' Study Guide
- The 's' spellings, including 'se' and 'ce' Study Guide
- The 's' spellings, including 'ss' and 'c' Study Guide
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