Year 2 · English
Decode Words
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Focus on phonics long and short vowel sounds. Open support for “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.
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Decode sounds and spellings
Distinguish phonemes from graphemes, decode reviewed words, compare vowel spellings, read ph and wh words, segment sounds and revisit a newly taught word. Adult-heard reading and supported spelling remain separate evidence; these are selected Year 2 decoding skills, not complete topic mastery.
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- Know the Different Sounds of the Letter 'c' — support from YouTube — Smile and Learn English
- Recognise Long and Short Vowels — support from YouTube — Smile and Learn - English
- Recognise the Vowel Trigraph: ear — support from YouTube — Mr Spelling
- Understand Sounds — support from YouTube — Jack Hartmann Kids Music Channel
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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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