Year 3 - English
Writing homophones
Building fluency in silent letters, homophones, and common exception words
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils practise their handwriting with a focus on increasing legibility, consistency and quality. They practise writing words with silent letters, homophones and common exception words. The unit culminates in pupils applying their handwriting skills to reviewing and copying poems.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to correctly write homophones in cursive handwriting.
Key Notes
- Two or more words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings are called homophones.
- The words start with a lead in and finish with a lead out.
- There are four cursive joins.
- The join used depends on which letter is joining to which letter within a letter string.
- You don't lift your pencil to form the joins.
Vocabulary To Learn
- homophones: words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings
- join: how the letters are connected together
- letter string: a group of letters that are written together in a word
- lead in: the stroke or line that guides us into starting a letter
- lead out: the stroke or line that guides us to smoothly finish a letter
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Children will sometimes lift their pencils part way through the letter string.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
Two or more words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings are called homophones. The words start with a lead in and finish with a lead out.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'homophones'
words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Children will sometimes lift their pencils part way through the letter string. Correction: Model to the children that they should look at the word first and plan for when they will be lifting their pencil: usually at the end of the word or after a break letter. Model writing the word, emphasising the flow as the letters connect.
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