Spelling reformers have been advocating for changes to make English spelling more intuitive and less irregular. One example of its messiness: take the “g-h” sound from “enough,” the “o” sound from “women” and the “t-i” sound from...

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Say the word "doubt" aloud. What is that "b" doing there? Does it have any purpose? Gina Cooke explains the long and winding history of "doubt" and why the spelling, though it seems random, is a wink to its storied past.

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This video appears to be an educational presentation focused on clarifying the correct spelling and meanings of the homophones "bear" and "bear." The speaker discusses various contexts in which these words are used and highlights the...

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Pupil outcome: I can spell words with 'wr' representing the 'r' phoneme. Key learning points: - 'wr' can be a representation of the 'r' phoneme. - The representation 'wr' is usually found at the start of a word. - Words connected in word...

Pupil outcome: I can apply three new spellings for the 'or' phoneme: 'ore', 'ough' and 'a'. Key learning points: - ‘ore’ is a representation of the 'or' phoneme that usually comes at the end of a word. - 'ough' and 'a' are alternative...

Pupil outcome: I can spell words containing three representations of the ‘oo’ phoneme: 'ue', 'ui' and 'ou'. Key learning points: - ue', 'ui' and 'ou' are alternative spellings of the 'oo' phoneme. - ‘ue’ is a representation of the 'oo'...

Pupil outcome: I can add the suffix -es to verbs that end in 'y'. Key learning points: - A suffix is a letter or group of letters at the end of a word which creates another word. - The 'y' is changed to 'i' before '-es' is added. - Verbs...

Pupil outcome: I can spell more words using ‘tion’. Key learning points: - tion' is the most common spelling of /shun/. - Words ending in 'tion' are often nouns, like 'action', 'collection', 'question' and 'section'. - How to spell the...

Pupil outcome: I can spell words containing three representations of the ‘er’ phoneme: 'er', 'ir' and 'ur'. Key learning points: - er', 'ir' and 'ur' are common representations of the 'er' phoneme. - How to spell the common exception...

Pupil outcome: I can spell words containing the three most common representations of the oa’ phoneme: ‘oa’, ‘ow’ and ‘o-e’. Key learning points: - ‘ow’ is a representation of the 'oa' phoneme that often comes at the end of a word. -...

Pupil outcome: I can spell words containing two representations of the ‘s’ phoneme: 'se' and 'ce'. Key learning points: - 'ce' is sometimes used to represent the 's' phoneme at the end of a word. - 'se' is sometimes used to represent the...

Pupil outcome: I can spell words like want, watch, wander and squash. Key learning points: - 'a' is the most common spelling for the 'o' phoneme after 'w' and 'qu'. - How to spell the common exception words: other, mother, brother,...

Pupil outcome: I can spell words that sound the same (homophones). Key learning points: - Two or more words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings are called homophones. - We can use the context of a sentence to...

Pupil outcome: I can spell words that use the letters 'sc' to make a /s/ sound. Key learning points: - In words of Latin origin, the letter string 'sc' makes the /s/ sound - When this spelling is used, it is most often before an ‘i’ or...

Pupil outcome: I can spell words that use the letters 'ch' to make a /k/ sound. Key learning points: - In words of Greek origin, the letter string 'ch' makes the /k/ sound. - How to spell the curriculum words: stomach, important and...

Pupil outcome: I can spell words that use the letters 'ph' to make a /f/ sound. Key learning points: - In words of Greek origin, the letter string 'ph' makes the /f/ sound - How to spell the curriculum words: vegetable, language, library...

Pupil outcome: I can spell a range of homophones and near-homophones. Key learning points: - Near-homophones are words that sound similar to each other but have slightly different spellings and different meanings. - The way that a word...

Pupil outcome: I can spell a range of words with the prefixes bi-, trans-, tele- and circum-. Key learning points: - A prefix is a letter or group of letters at the start of a word which changes its meaning. - The prefix bi- means ‘two’...