Year 2 - English
Applying the new 'oa' spellings, including 'o' and 'oe'
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 two new spellings for the 'oa' phoneme: 'o' and 'oe'.
Key Notes
- o' and 'oe' are representations of the 'oa' phoneme.
- 'oe' is a representation of the 'oa' phoneme most commonly found at the end of a word.
- The 'o' representation of the 'oa' phoneme is in the high frequency words only, both and over.
- How to spell the common exception words: half and again.
Vocabulary To Learn
- noun: nouns are words that name a person, place, thing, or idea, such as "cat," "school," or "love"
- high frequency words: the words or spellings that appear most frequently in written texts
- rare: words or spellings that do not appear very often
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- 'oe' and 'o' can be commonly confused because they often appear at the end of words.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
o' and 'oe' are representations of the 'oa' phoneme. 'oe' is a representation of the 'oa' phoneme most commonly found at the end of a word.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'noun'
nouns are words that name a person, place, thing, or idea, such as "cat," "school," or "love".
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: 'oe' and 'o' can be commonly confused because they often appear at the end of words. Correction: Draw attention to how rare the 'oe' spelling is and that the 'o' spelling at the end has limited use in high frequency words.
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 'igh' spellings, including 'ie', 'y' and 'i' 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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