Decoding unfamiliar words
Read Y3-4 exception words with unusual spelling-sound correspondences, applying growing knowledge of morphology and etymology to decode unfamiliar exception words
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Read selected exception words by combining familiar word parts with checking unusual spellings.
Read selected exception words by combining familiar word parts with checking unusual spellings.
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- Read exception words from the Y3-4 statutory word list accurately (e.g. 'business', 'caught', 'knowledge', 'different')
- Identify unusual letter-sound correspondences in exception words and explain why the word does not follow common GPC rules
- Use growing knowledge of morphology and etymology to attempt unfamiliar exception words (e.g. recognise the root 'know' in 'knowledge')
“Can your child read trickier exception words — like 'ordinary', 'promise', 'recent', or 'island' — without being thrown off by the parts that don't follow the usual spelling rules?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Procedural
- Subject
- English
- Domain
- Phonics & Word Reading
- Age range
- Ages 7–9
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