Year 2 - English
Spelling more homophones and near-homophones
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 more common homophones and understand their meaning.
Key Notes
- Two or more words that sound the same but have different meanings or spellings are called homophones.
- 'Hear' and 'here' are homophones.
- 'Quiet' and 'quite' are homophones.
- 'Night' and 'knight' are homophones.
- 'Buy', 'by' and 'buy' are homophones.
Vocabulary To Learn
- homophone: words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings
- near-homophone: a word that sounds very similar to another word with a slightly different spelling and meaning
- silent letter: a letter in a word that is not pronounced when the word is spoken
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Many of these words are high frequency and common exception words.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
Two or more words that sound the same but have different meanings or spellings are called homophones. 'Hear' and 'here' are homophones.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'homophone'
words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Many of these words are high frequency and common exception words. Correction: Be explicit about the difficulties in spelling these words and give time to practise spelling these common exception words. Supplement the slides with any visuals linked to your school's SSP to support building on learning from Rec and Y1.
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
- Silent letters: the 'wr' spelling Study Guide
- Spelling 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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