Year 2 · English
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Focus on phonics long and short vowel sounds. Start with “Know the Different Sounds of the Letter 'c'”, then explain the idea in your own words.
Year 2 learners practise phonics long and short vowel sounds.
The activities include Know the Different Sounds of the Letter 'c', Recognise Long and Short Vowels, Recognise the Vowel Trigraph: ear, and related practice. The checked support below includes teaching, worksheet, lesson, video. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.
Activities covered
- Know the Different Sounds of the Letter 'c'
- Recognise Long and Short Vowels
- Recognise the Vowel Trigraph: ear
- Understand Sounds
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Hard C and Soft C: Spelling and Grammar for Kids
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Short and Long Vowel Sounds 🦸♀️ GRAMMAR and SPELLING for Kids 📝 Superlexia ⭐ Episode 1
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EAR Trigraph Phonics: EAR Makes Three Sounds
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Alliteration Is Cool!
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The S Spellings Including SS and C
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KS1 Spelling
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Alternative GPCs for Long Vowels
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Soft C Spelling Practice
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PlanIt Y2 Spelling: Trigraph 'ear'
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Nouns, Adjectives and Verbs Worksheet
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