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title: "Spelling from Dictation"
description: "Write simple sentences from memory when dictated by the teacher, applying taught GPCs, spelling rules, and common exception words"
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# Spelling from Dictation

Write simple sentences from memory when dictated by the teacher, applying taught GPCs, spelling rules, and common exception words

Subject: English · Area: Spelling & Word Study · Ages 5 to 8
Page: https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/spelling-from-dictation-mt_AhfyJoTQtY

## Ready when they can

- Write a dictated sentence using phonically plausible spellings
- Include correct spelling of taught exception words in dictation
- Apply sentence punctuation in dictated writing

## Lesson: Writing What You Hear

Dictation means someone reads a sentence to you. You write it down by yourself. You use the sounds you know to spell each word.

**Example.** The teacher says, 'The dog ran.' You think of the word dog. You break it into sounds: d-o-g. You write a letter for each sound. Then you finish the sentence with a full stop.

*(drawing: Said is a tricky word. Sounding it out gives the wrong spelling. Remember it letter by letter.)*

**Tip.** Say the whole sentence first. Then say each word in sounds before you write it.

**Tip.** Start every sentence with a capital letter. End it with a full stop, question mark, or exclamation mark.

**Recap.** Sound out each word you can, and remember the tricky ones. Start with a capital letter and end with the right mark.

## Practice

8 questions on this page, each with its working shown.

## Needs first

- [Segmenting words into sounds](https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/segmenting-words-into-sounds-mt_BhYJZUsErp)
- [Phonics Vocabulary](https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/phonics-vocabulary-mt_EqXlZfB4jp)
- [Tricky words](https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/tricky-words-mt_Jq0MjURrRC)
- [Starting and ending sentences](https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/starting-and-ending-sentences-mt_QEr24lqzvH)