Year 2 - English
Applying the new 'igh' spellings, including 'ie', 'y' and 'i'
Alternative GPCs for long vowels
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils learn new GPCs (grapheme phoneme correspondences) for long vowel sounds.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to apply three new spellings for the 'igh' phoneme: 'ie', 'y' and 'i'.
Key Notes
- 'y' is the most common representation of the 'igh' phoneme when it appears at the end of a word.
- 'i' is a representation of the 'igh' phoneme found in the high frequency words: find, kind, mind, wild and behind.
- 'ie' is a representation of the 'igh' phoneme found in the middle and end of words.
- How to spell the common exception words: could, would and should.
Vocabulary To Learn
- 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 'cried'
- rhyme: words that have the same or similar ending sounds often used in poetry
- homophone: words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Common exceptions words which are hard to sound out e.g. 'could' , 'would' and 'should'.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
'y' is the most common representation of the 'igh' phoneme when it appears at the end of a word. 'i' is a representation of the 'igh' phoneme found in the high frequency words: find, kind, mind, wild and behind.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. '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 'cried'.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Common exceptions words which are hard to sound out e.g. 'could' , 'would' and 'should'. Correction: Mnemonic devices such as 'Oh (o) you (u) lucky (l) duck (d)' can support memorising these trickier spellings.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Applying the new 'ay' spellings, including 'a', 'eigh' and 'ey' Study Guide
- Applying the new 'ee' spellings, including 'e', 'y', 'ie' and 'ey' Study Guide
- Applying the new 'er' spellings, including 'or' and 'ear' Study Guide
- Applying the new 'oa' spellings, including 'o' and 'oe' Study Guide
- Applying the new 'oo' spellings, including 'ue', 'ui' and 'ou' Study Guide
- Applying the spellings 'ay', 'ai' and 'a-e' in familiar words Study Guide
- Applying the spellings 'ee', 'ea' and 'e-e' in familiar words Study Guide
- Applying the spellings 'er', 'ir' and 'ur' in familiar words Study Guide
- Applying the spellings 'igh' and 'i-e' in familiar words Study Guide
- Applying the spellings 'oa', 'ow' and 'o-e' in familiar words Study Guide
- Applying the spellings 'oo', 'ew' and 'u-e' in familiar words Study Guide
- New 'ay' spellings, including 'a', 'eigh' and 'ey' Study Guide
- New 'ee' spellings, including 'e', 'y', 'ie' and 'ey' Study Guide
- New 'er' spellings, including 'or' and 'ear' Study Guide
- New 'igh' spellings, including 'ie', 'y' and 'i' Study Guide
- New 'oa' spellings, including 'o' and 'oe' Study Guide
- New 'oo' spellings, including 'ue', 'ui' and 'ou' Study Guide
- The 'ay' spellings, including 'ay', 'ai' and 'a-e' Study Guide
- The 'ee' spellings, including 'ee', 'ea' and 'e-e' Study Guide
- The 'er' spellings, including 'er', 'ir' and 'ur' Study Guide
- The 'igh' spellings, including 'igh' and 'i-e' Study Guide
- The 'oa' spellings, including 'oa', 'ow' and 'o-e' Study Guide
- The 'oo' spellings, including 'oo', 'ew' and 'u-e' Study Guide
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