Year 2 - English
The 'igh' spellings, including 'igh' and 'i-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 two representations of the 'igh' phoneme: 'igh' and 'i-e'.
Key Notes
- igh' is a representation of the 'igh' phoneme that is often found in the middle of a word and 'loves a t'.
- 'i-e' is a representation of the 'igh' phoneme that is often found 'last but one'.
- i-e' is a split digraph.
- How to spell the common exception words: so and do.
Vocabulary To Learn
- split digraph: has a letter that comes between the two letters in a digraph like in "make" where the "k" separates the digraph "ae"
- trigraph: a three letter grapheme
- long vowel sound: a vowel sound spoken for longer than its short version like "a" in "cake" not "a" in "bat"
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- There are a number of homophones in this lesson. Time and thyme. Sight and site.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
igh' is a representation of the 'igh' phoneme that is often found in the middle of a word and 'loves a t'. 'i-e' is a representation of the 'igh' phoneme that is often found 'last but one'.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'split digraph'
has a letter that comes between the two letters in a digraph like in "make" where the "k" separates the digraph "ae".
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: There are a number of homophones in this lesson. Time and thyme. Sight and site. Correction: Do explicitly teach these to children if they come up. Use images and sentence contexts to show how each spelling can be used.
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 'ee' spellings, including 'ee', 'ea' and 'e-e' Study Guide
- The 'er' spellings, including 'er', 'ir' and 'ur' 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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