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toe hose close nose hope rope drove home stone joke woke smoke broke broken open |
Odd words for spelling:
gone This word is not in this family as it does not have the long 'oe' sound; the 'e' is purely for decoration. Dictation (Revise ‘i-e’ family):
They drive to the farm. Tom meets them with a smile as they arrive. Frank gives Tom the card and Jack hands him the cake. Tom takes the cake inside and puts it on a plate. He brings Frank and Jack each a thick slice with a hot drink. They spend the time chatting in the back garden. This is nice, thinks Jack. Teaching Tips:
· Note 'en' on the end of broken and open; link to chicken and garden. · Help to feel the comma after the introduction, ‘While he is gone,’ · Ask your pupil to tell you the powerful 'e' rule. Help if necessary to get it right. · Follow the same instructions as per a-e for adding ing/ed. Look what happens when we add 'ing' or 'ed' to these verbs: hope - hoping - NOT hopping joke - joking - NOT jocking Say the words both correctly and incorrectly spelt to see and hear the difference. · Remind of comma before adding ‘thinks Jack’. · Talk about the word thick. It is a describing word - an adjective. |
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