Year 1 English More Ways to Write a Sound: check-up and quiz

Method. We want the word that has the a-e pattern: a vowel, one consonant, then e at the end.

1. Look at the end of each word. The e at the end is the first clue.
   pat: no e at the end, so no split e
   mate: a, t, e makes a-e ✓
   pot: no e at the end, so no split e
2. Look at the two letters before the e. The vowel and the consonant must be in the right places.
   Pattern for mate: a-e
3. Write the answer. Only one word has the right pattern.
   mate

Check. Check mate once more: the letters are m - a - t - e. ✓

Watch out. A word that ends in e is not always a split e. Check the vowel and the consonant before the e.

Key words. A split digraph is a vowel, then one consonant, then e at the end, like the a, k and e in cake.

Method. Name the picture, then write the word with the right letters.

1. Look at the picture. Say the name of the thing in a whole word.
   The picture shows a tadpole.
2. Say the word slowly. Look at every letter, one at a time.
   t - a - d - p - o - l - e
3. Write the word. Write the letters in the right order.
   tadpole

Check. Count the letters in tadpole: there are 7. ✓

Watch out. Look at every letter. A word with a letter missing or in the wrong place is not right.

Method. Look for the letters ie in each word.

1. Look at each word. Find the two letters we want.
   tie: has ie
   tay: does not have ie
   toe: does not have ie
2. Think about the spelling rule. ie is in tie.
   The letters ie are in tie
3. Write the answer.
   tie

Check. Read tie with your finger. The letters ie are in it. ✓

Watch out. Do not mix up ie with the other spellings of the same sound. Learn the words that use it.

Method. Read the whole word, then find the letters that fit the gap.

1. Read the word with the gap. Look at the letters around the gap.
   m?t
2. Think about the whole word. The word must be spelled as a whole word.
   meat: the gap is ea
3. Write the missing letters.
   ea

Check. Put ea into the gap and read meat again. ✓

Watch out. Read the whole word, not just the letters near the gap.

Method. Look for the pattern that most of the words have. Then find the word that does not have it.

1. Look at all the words. Find the pattern in each word.
   shoe, toe, goes, boy
2. Find the word that does not match. shoe, toe and goes have oe. boy has oy.
   boy does not match
3. Write the answer.
   boy

Check. Check each of the other words has the same pattern. ✓

Watch out. Look at the letters, not the picture or the meaning, for this question.

Method. Look for the letters ew in each word.

1. Look at each word. Find the two letters we want.
   new: has ew
   nue: does not have ew
   now: does not have ew
2. Think about the spelling rule. ew is in new.
   The letters ew are in new
3. Write the answer.
   new

Check. Read new with your finger. The letters ew are in it. ✓

Watch out. Do not mix up ew with the other spellings of the same sound. Learn the words that use it.

Method. Say the word, then check which spelling is right.

1. Look at the two spellings. Only one of them is a real English word.
   birthdai is not the word; birthday is
2. Use the spelling rule. birthday ends with ay, and ay is usually at the end of a word.
   The right word is birthday
3. Write the word.
   birthday

Check. Look at the picture or the meaning of birthday to check it. ✓

Watch out. Some words follow a rule. Others you learn by heart.

Method. Read the whole word, then find the letters that fit the gap.

1. Read the word with the gap. Look at the letters around the gap.
   g?t?
2. Think about the whole word. The word must be spelled as a whole word.
   gate: the gap is a and e
3. Write the missing letters.
   a and e

Check. Put a and e into the gap and read gate again. ✓

Watch out. Read the whole word, not just the letters near the gap.

Method. Think about the consonant digraph th, and the vowel in front of the e.

1. Look at the word the. The t, h and e are the letters.
   the: t, h, e
2. Look for a vowel before the consonant. The th is a consonant digraph. There is no vowel before it.
   no vowel before th
3. Decide if Ben is right. So the e does not split a vowel.
   No.

Check. The e in the is not a split e. ✓

Watch out. Not every word that ends in e is a split digraph.

Method. We want the word that has the i-e pattern: a vowel, one consonant, then e at the end.

1. Look at the end of each word. The e at the end is the first clue.
   kit: no e at the end, so no split e
   kite: i, t, e makes i-e ✓
   kid: no e at the end, so no split e
2. Look at the two letters before the e. The vowel and the consonant must be in the right places.
   Pattern for kite: i-e
3. Write the answer. Only one word has the right pattern.
   kite

Check. Check kite once more: the letters are k - i - t - e. ✓

Watch out. A word that ends in e is not always a split e. Check the vowel and the consonant before the e.

Key words. A split digraph is a vowel, then one consonant, then e at the end, like the a, k and e in cake.

Method. Name the picture, then write the word with the right letters.

1. Look at the picture. Say the name of the thing in a whole word.
   The picture shows a boy.
2. Say the word slowly. Look at every letter, one at a time.
   b - o - y
3. Write the word. Write the letters in the right order.
   boy

Check. Count the letters in boy: there are 3. ✓

Watch out. Look at every letter. A word with a letter missing or in the wrong place is not right.

Key words. Adding an e at the end can change the word, as cub becomes cube.

Method. Add an e at the end of the short word. The vowel then says its name.

1. Look at the short word. The vowel in a short word has a short sound.
   cub: the u has a short sound
2. Add an e at the end. The e goes after the last letter. The e does not make a sound.
   cub + e = cube
3. Check the vowel now. The u says its name in the new word.
   cube

Check. Read cube as one word. The u says its name. ✓

Watch out. The e does not go on the end of every word. Only add it where the new word needs it.

Method. Look for the letters ay in each word.

1. Look at each word. Find the two letters we want.
   play: has ay
   plan: does not have ay
   plane: does not have ay
2. Think about the spelling rule. ay is in play.
   The letters ay are in play
3. Write the answer.
   play

Check. Read play with your finger. The letters ay are in it. ✓

Watch out. Do not mix up ay with the other spellings of the same sound. Learn the words that use it.

Method. Look for the letters ue in each word.

1. Look at each word. Find the two letters we want.
   blue: has ue
   blew: does not have ue
   bloom: does not have ue
2. Think about the spelling rule. ue is in blue.
   The letters ue are in blue
3. Write the answer.
   blue

Check. Read blue with your finger. The letters ue are in it. ✓

Watch out. Do not mix up ue with the other spellings of the same sound. Learn the words that use it.

Key words. A split digraph is a vowel, then one consonant, then e at the end, like the a, k and e in cake.

Method. Name the picture, then write the word with the right letters.

1. Look at the picture. Say the name of the thing in a whole word.
   The picture shows a cup of tea.
2. Say the word slowly. Look at every letter, one at a time.
   t - e - a
3. Write the word. Write the letters in the right order.
   tea

Check. Count the letters in tea: there are 3. ✓

Watch out. Look at every letter. A word with a letter missing or in the wrong place is not right.

Method. Sort each word by its spelling pattern, one word at a time.

1. Look at each word in turn. Find the letters or the pattern that tells the group.
   day, stay, rain, paint
2. Put each word in the group that matches. Keep the groups apart.
   ay: day, stay
   ai: rain, paint
3. Write the groups.
   ay: day, stay; ai: rain, paint

Check. Count the words: there are 4 in all, and none are left out. ✓

Watch out. Check every word is in one group only.

Method. Think about what the e does in pine.

1. Look at pin. pin has a short i and no e.
   pin: short i
2. Look at pine. The e at the end makes the i say its name.
   pine: i says its name
3. Write the answer.
   The e makes the i say its name.

Check. Read pine: p, i, n, e. The i says its name. ✓

Watch out. The e does not make a sound. It changes the vowel.