Magic e with a helps KS1 children learn what magic e does and how to spell words with that sound. These spellings are suggested in the National Curriculum.
When there is an e at the end of the word, it often changes how the vowel sounds. When you say the word ‘hat’, the ‘a’ makes an ‘ah’ sound. If you add a magic e to the end of that word, ‘hate’, the ‘a’ makes an ‘ai’ sound. See if you can get top marks on these magic e with a words.
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You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Spelling
So any word with a letter, the vowel a, another letter then an 'e' will make an ay/ai sound. So _ a _ e = ai and you don't sound out the 'e'.
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A good way to test the spelling is to write all the possible ways it could be spelt and then pick the word that looks the most familiar.
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Here I have tried all the possible ways you could spell 'name' and hopefully you picked the one you recognised and feel like you've read.
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If you point the blame at someone else, you have to remember that there is one finger pointing to them and three back at you!
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The word cake has the curly 'c' and the kicking 'k' in it.
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The word safe could mean a place where people keep their money, so a metal box with a lock on it like in the picture. The word safe could also mean keeping you out of danger.
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The third answer is a type of coffee!
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Watching games is fun but playing games, especially sports, is good for your health!
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Every tattoo fades over time but they don't ever vanish. Some people have to pay thousands of pounds to get their tattoos removed.
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The word shame is broken up into these sounds: sh + a + m, we don't pronounce the magic e.
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