Year 2 - English
Applying the spellings 'ee', 'ea' and 'e-e' in familiar words
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 spell words containing the three most common representations of the 'ee' phoneme: 'ee', 'ea' and 'e-e'.
Key Notes
- 'ee' and 'ea' are common spellings of the 'ee' phoneme.
- e-e' is a representation of the 'ee' phoneme that is often found 'last but one'.
- Some words do not follow the rule, meaning they are an exception, such as 'even'.
- How to spell the common exception words: door, floor and poor.
Vocabulary To Learn
- phoneme: the smallest unit of sound
- grapheme: the letter or group of letters that represent a sound
- common: a spelling that appears very often
- homophone: words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings
- exception: a spelling that does not follow the usual or expected rule or pattern
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Even is an exception to the rule when looking at generalisations for the e-e split digraph.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
'ee' and 'ea' are common spellings of the 'ee' phoneme. e-e' is a representation of the 'ee' phoneme that is often found 'last but one'.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'phoneme'
the smallest unit of sound.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Even is an exception to the rule when looking at generalisations for the e-e split digraph. Correction: Explicitly refer to this during teaching and ensure practise is given to spelling exception 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 '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 '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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