Spelling Tricky Sounds: GHT, AIR, Soft C and Hard C (Ages 7–11)
- Grades
- Grades 2–5, Elementary
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- 12
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- ELA, Reading, Spelling, Language Development
- Topic
- Spelling, Spelling rules
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- Writing Prompts, Worksheets & Printables, Activities
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- Print ready
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'Two Pieces Of Pie'. Revise soft 'c' (as in mice) and hard 'c' (when 'c' is put with other letters) for example, 'cat'. Practise some commonly confused words, for example, 'where' and 'were'.
Challenge 8
'The Fair Has Come To Town'. This pack reinforces complex middle and ending sounds, as in 'air', 'ght', 'ea' and 'ou'. Zoggy says let's look at rhyming pairs. Let's see how different words add the suffix 'ing'. Use the fairground word-pattern activity to discuss when a final consonant is doubled before -ing.
Spelling need not be dull. Learn to spell tricky words with Zoggy, is a fun spelling aid to encourage children aged 7-11 years to enjoy learning to spell.
These two packs are challenges 7 and 8 from a wider series of 12 graded spelling challenges, with spelling tests. They concentrate on those words or sound patterns that consistently cause problems.
To help cement these 'tricky words' into young minds, we meet again our quirky alien character, Zoggy - with his cartoons, his zany messages back to planet Zen and his ridiculous rhymes and mnemonics.
These packs use a multi sensory approach.
1. Say the word
2. Repeat the rhymes
3. Sound it out
4. Read it
5. Write it
6. Cover and spell again
Use the method that works for you.
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Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
Spell words containing the 'air', 'ght', 'ea', 'ou', and 'aw' sound families using a read-copy-cover-spell word list.
Distinguish soft 'c' (as in rice, city, capacity) from hard 'c' and spell words correctly using each pattern.
Apply the doubling-the-consonant rule when adding '-ing' to short-vowel words such as whiz, dip, and flip.
Teaching tips
Read each rhyming story aloud first, since the target sound patterns are embedded in the story's rhyme scheme before students see the standalone spelling list.
Use the sound-sorting page (OI/OY, OA, OW/OU, AU/AW) as a quick check after the fairground story, before moving to the comprehension questions.
Pair the two packs together for a soft c/hard c versus air/ght comparison, since Challenge 7 and Challenge 8 use parallel read-copy-cover-spell and story structures.
Skills covered
Sound-family spelling — students spell words sharing target sounds (air, ght, ea, ou, aw) using a read-copy-cover-spell method.
Soft c / hard c discrimination — students identify and spell words using the soft 'c' pattern (ce, ci, cy) versus hard 'c'.
Consonant doubling — students apply the short-vowel doubling rule when forming '-ing' words.
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Questions teachers ask about this resource
Do both packs teach the same spelling pattern?
The eight-page fairground pack practices several sound and letter patterns, while the four-page pie pack emphasizes soft c and commonly confused words. Both include read-copy-cover-spell practice.
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Soft c and hard c
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