Teaching English Spelling: A Practical Guide

This resource book is packed with activities for practising common spelling patterns in English. Each unit concentrates on a particular 'sound' or phoneme.

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Introduction

1

(8)

Vowel sounds

9

(15)

Short vowel sounds

9

(12)

Short and long vowels - a comparison

21

(3)

The sound `k' (/k/)

24

(45)

`c' or `k'

24

(10)

`-ck' or `-k' at the end of a word

34

(8)

`-ic'

42

(9)

`qu'

51

(8)

`-x'

59

(10)

Single vowel followers

69

(20)

`-ll', `-ss' (`-ff', `-zz')

69

(8)

`-dge'

77

(5)

`-tch'

82

(7)

The sound `i' (/aI/)

89

(27)

`i-e'

89

(11)

`-y'

100

(10)

`-igh'

110

(6)

The sound `a' (/eI/)

116

(25)

`a-e'

116

(10)

`-ay'

126

(9)

`ai'

135

(6)

The sound `o'

141

(29)

`o-e'

141

(12)

`-ow'

153

(9)

`oa'

162

(8)

The sound `u' (/ju:/ and /u:/)

170

(30)

`u-e'

170

(6)

`-ue'

176

(5)

`-ew'

181

(7)

`oo'

188

(12)

The sound `e' (/i:/)

200

(36)

`ee'

200

(9)

`ea'

209

(8)

`-y'

217

(11)

`ie' and `ei'

228

(8)

Soft and hard sounds (/s/, /g/ and /d3/)

236

(23)

The soft `c'

236

(13)

The soft and hard `g'

249

(10)

Odds and ends

259

(31)

Silent letters

259

(10)

`-tion' and `-sion'

269

(8)

`-le', `-al' and `-el'

277

(13)

Recommended resources

290

(1)

Index

291

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Teaching English Spelling: A Practical Guide

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