English
Spelling & Word Study
Procedural
7–9 yrs
Homophones
同音异义词
Description
Distinguish and correctly spell common homophones and near-homophones encountered at Y3-4 level (e.g., accept/except, affect/effect, brake/break, grate/great), including using the /eɪ/ sound spelt ei, eigh, or ey
Mastery Evidence
- Spell pairs of homophones correctly in context (e.g., 'there/their/they're', 'brake/break', 'grate/great')
- Choose the correct homophone to complete a sentence (e.g., 'The dog wagged its/it's tail')
- Spell words with the /eɪ/ sound as ei, eigh, or ey (e.g., vein, eight, they, neighbour)
Assessment Prompt
When your child writes, do they use the right spelling for words that sound the same but mean different things — like "brake" (on a bike) and "break" (snap something)?
