Year 2 - English
The 'ee' spellings, including 'ee', 'ea' and 'e-e'
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 read and spell words containing three 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'.
- How to spell the common exception words 'find', 'kind', 'mind' and 'behind'.
Vocabulary To Learn
- rhyming words: words that have the same or similar ending sounds often used in poetry
- common: common spellings are those which appear frequently
- digraph: two letters that represent one sound
- split digraph: has a letter that comes between the two letters in a digraph like in "make" where the "k" separates the digraph "ae"
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- The 'ea' and 'ee' spellings are commonly confused.
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. 'rhyming words'
words that have the same or similar ending sounds often used in poetry.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: The 'ea' and 'ee' spellings are commonly confused. Correction: Be clear that these spellings cannot be used interchangeably. It's important to learn the spellings of words individually to avoid mistakes.
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 '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 '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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