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1 Let's look together
Look at time. The i and the final e work together. The m sits between them. Listen to the vowel sound your adult models.
Now read ride together. Find i and the final e. Keep them linked when you blend the word.
t + i–e + m → timer + i–e + d → ridefiveside
Look, point and talk with your adult.
2 Watch how I do it
I point to t, then i and e, then m. I blend: time. I say, 'It is time to play.'
3 Your turn
Read side with your adult. Which letter is between i and the final e?
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Let's check together
d. The i and final e work together for the vowel sound in side.
4 Try it away from the page
Build ride and side. Change only the first letter. Read both words and say what they mean.
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Adult notes · prerequisites, safety and coverage
Use after taught correspondences; support the voiced final consonants. Live meaning reside is an exception, unlike live in a live show. Do not teach final e as an infallible rule or rely on picture guessing.
Read instructions aloud. Word-reading practice must match the child's taught sounds. The phonics pages support, but do not replace, the school's systematic synthetic phonics programme. Shared stories are adult-read unless the child can decode them. Re-read and practise daily.
Connect taught sounds and spellings for decoding.
Blend and reread words matched to taught sound-spelling knowledge.
Practise Year 1 spelling patterns, prefixes and endings.