Week 13 The letterstring ough Information This teaching
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Week 13: The letter-string ough
Information This teaching resource is organised into five sections: • 1) Explanation of the rule • 2) Examples of key words that fit the rule • 3) Opportunities to practise • 4) Further examples of commonly used words following the rule & some notable exceptions. • 5) Spellings to learn this week.
1) Explanation ‘Ough’ is one of the trickiest spellings in English - it can be used to spell a number of different sounds and can therefore can be pronounced in different ways. It actually used to be pronounced as it is written, similar to the sounds you can hear in languages such as German or Dutch. Over time the pronunciation has changed but the spelling has not.
2) Examples Say these words out loud to hear the different ways ‘ough’ can be pronounced. plought cough rough • thorough • •
3) Practise Which three words use the 'ough' sound that rhymes with rough in this text below? The zoo keeper thought that all the animals were asleep. However, a cheeky monkey had fought his tiredness and was playing in the mud. It felt rough on his fur. “Aren’t I tough? ” the monkey thought. The zoo keeper sought him out and shouted, “that is enough!” Now look at the text again, but this time find which four words use the 'ough' sound that rhymes with bought.
4) Further Examples Which pronunciation of ‘ough’ is the most common?
5) Spellings to learn this week: Planets Astronauts Satellites wrist island soften honest fasten heard herd cereal serial steal further father quiet quite since thought enough cough rough wrinkle business asthma solemn glisten guest guessed weather whether their device devise addition edition complete dough fought thorough brought wreckage scheme psychology aisle crescent compliment complement draft draught mourning descent dissent advice advise precede although sought borough plough breakthrough Please continue to practice your Common Exception Words from the list in your Home/School Communication books and on the class pages. We will not set any new spellings next week.