ure
This is one of those sounds that they call 'schwa' sounds - they make a sort of 'cha'/'cher' sound at the end of words.
Listen! capcha/ creacha etc...
Help the pupil to chunk words where necessary. Say the word and listen for the natural breaks. They often come after the vowel sound. Remember - each chunk of a word must contain a vowel - or a vowel sound (in the case for example of words with 'y' making a vowel sound.)
Listen! capcha/ creacha etc...
Help the pupil to chunk words where necessary. Say the word and listen for the natural breaks. They often come after the vowel sound. Remember - each chunk of a word must contain a vowel - or a vowel sound (in the case for example of words with 'y' making a vowel sound.)
Level 3
The first words in the list all end in 'ture'
picture
furniture
scripture
creature
puncture
mixture
adventure
future
nature
capture
These just end in 'ure/
injure
measure (ea saying 'e')
pleasure "
treasure
leisure (ei saying 'e')
Odd word:
sure Here the 's' is saying 'sh' and 'ure' is saying 'or': say shor.
picture
furniture
scripture
creature
puncture
mixture
adventure
future
nature
capture
These just end in 'ure/
injure
measure (ea saying 'e')
pleasure "
treasure
leisure (ei saying 'e')
Odd word:
sure Here the 's' is saying 'sh' and 'ure' is saying 'or': say shor.
Dictation for Friday
On Saturday, the family had their own adventure. They had gone on a journey to their favourite sea-side town. They all had a splendid day viewing the boats with their anchors in the harbour and the enormous ferries out at sea but on the way home the car had a puncture. It was not in a very convenient spot, being on the motorway. The family got out of the car and climbed the steep bank by the road while Tom called out the rescue service. They waited patiently, though they were anxious to get home. The mechanic took two hours to arrive. He quickly changed the tyre and they were soon on their way again.
Teaching tips:
This story uses words from a range of Level 3 families. Revise these before starting the dictation.
Also check the spelling of these words:
splendid
viewing
ferries One ferry (double 'r' to keep vowel short). Knock of 'y' before adding 'ies' to make plural)
tyre (in the 'y' saying 'eye' family)
On Saturday, the family had their own adventure. They had gone on a journey to their favourite sea-side town. They all had a splendid day viewing the boats with their anchors in the harbour and the enormous ferries out at sea but on the way home the car had a puncture. It was not in a very convenient spot, being on the motorway. The family got out of the car and climbed the steep bank by the road while Tom called out the rescue service. They waited patiently, though they were anxious to get home. The mechanic took two hours to arrive. He quickly changed the tyre and they were soon on their way again.
Teaching tips:
This story uses words from a range of Level 3 families. Revise these before starting the dictation.
Also check the spelling of these words:
splendid
viewing
ferries One ferry (double 'r' to keep vowel short). Knock of 'y' before adding 'ies' to make plural)
tyre (in the 'y' saying 'eye' family)
A poem to read:
Use your phonics skills to read this poem. Don't worry if you read it slowly, but you will realise that all of the words can be sounded out with the knowledge of words you have learnt so far.
Practice this word first:
ocean - it has 'ce' saying 'sh' (see the first group of sounds for level 4).
Use your phonics skills to read this poem. Don't worry if you read it slowly, but you will realise that all of the words can be sounded out with the knowledge of words you have learnt so far.
Practice this word first:
ocean - it has 'ce' saying 'sh' (see the first group of sounds for level 4).
The Whale
Oh! the whale is free of the boundless sea,
He lives for a thousand years;
He sinks to rest in the billow's breast,
Nor the roughest tempest fears:
The howling blast as it hurries past,
Is music to lull him to sleep,
And he scatters the spray in his boisterous play,
As he dashes the king of the deep.
Oh! the rare old whale, 'mid storm and gale,
In his ocean home shall be,
A giant in might, where might is right,
And king of the boundless sea!
II
A wondrous tale could the rare old whale
Of the mighty deep disclose,
Of skeleton forms of by-gone storms,
And of treasures that no one knows;
He has seen the crew, when the tempest blew,
Drop down from the slippery deck,
Shaking the tide from his glassy side,
And sporting with ocean and wreck,
Then the rare old whale, 'mid storm and gale
In his ocean home shall be,
A giant in might, where might is right,
And king of the boundless sea.
III
Then the whale shall be still dear to me
When the midnight lamp burns dim,
For the student's book, and his favourite nook,
Are illumed by the aid of him;
From none of his tribe could we e'er imbibe
So useful, so bless'd a thing;
Then we'll on land, go hand in hand
To hail him the ocean king,
Oh! the rare old whale, 'mid storm and gale,
In his home will ever be,
A giant in might, where might is right,
And king of the boundless sea!
Joseph Edwards Carpenter (1813-1885)
Oh! the whale is free of the boundless sea,
He lives for a thousand years;
He sinks to rest in the billow's breast,
Nor the roughest tempest fears:
The howling blast as it hurries past,
Is music to lull him to sleep,
And he scatters the spray in his boisterous play,
As he dashes the king of the deep.
Oh! the rare old whale, 'mid storm and gale,
In his ocean home shall be,
A giant in might, where might is right,
And king of the boundless sea!
II
A wondrous tale could the rare old whale
Of the mighty deep disclose,
Of skeleton forms of by-gone storms,
And of treasures that no one knows;
He has seen the crew, when the tempest blew,
Drop down from the slippery deck,
Shaking the tide from his glassy side,
And sporting with ocean and wreck,
Then the rare old whale, 'mid storm and gale
In his ocean home shall be,
A giant in might, where might is right,
And king of the boundless sea.
III
Then the whale shall be still dear to me
When the midnight lamp burns dim,
For the student's book, and his favourite nook,
Are illumed by the aid of him;
From none of his tribe could we e'er imbibe
So useful, so bless'd a thing;
Then we'll on land, go hand in hand
To hail him the ocean king,
Oh! the rare old whale, 'mid storm and gale,
In his home will ever be,
A giant in might, where might is right,
And king of the boundless sea!
Joseph Edwards Carpenter (1813-1885)