Year 2 - English
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 know 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: what, when and eye.
Vocabulary To Learn
- common: a spelling pattern that is most often found in written language
- rare: a spelling pattern that is found less often than common ones
- homophone: words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings
- 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'
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils will look for any word with 'i' in it e.g. carried. 'I' can be pronounced in different ways.
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. 'common'
a spelling pattern that is most often found in written language.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Pupils will look for any word with 'i' in it e.g. carried. 'I' can be pronounced in different ways. Correction: Always tell children to read the word with the most common phoneme for the grapheme and check if it makes sense.
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 '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 '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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