Alternative Spelling Spotter Activity

Alternative spelling activity for pupils who are secure with Phase 3 and Phase 5 graphemes and are ready to explore alternative spellings that can represent the same sound. In this Alternative Spelling Spotter Activity, pupils identify a target Phase 3 sound, then read and sort words by spotting different spellings that make that sound, strengthening blending, segmenting and spelling accuracy.

This alternative spelling activity works well as a guided group task or targeted intervention for pupils who are confident with core phonics knowledge and need extra practice recognising spelling patterns.

How to use

• Pupils identify the Phase 3 sounds shown in the coloured circles at the top.
• They choose matching colours and colour the top sound circles.
• Pupils read the words in the other circles and decide which words contain an alternative spelling for the target sound.
• They colour each matching word in the same colour as the sound at the top.

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