Present the class with a number of non-words. Ask students in groups to work out how to say the words and judge if they can occur in English. Permissible non-words might include: spode, bloot, endine, batorning, figsaly, droggle. Not permissible non-words might include: sroke, ngeeve, vladick, zhump, etsa, soosd. Ask students to give reasons for their judgments.

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The Answer is Today, we are going to have a fun activity with non-words. I will present you with a number of non-words, and I want you to work in groups to figure out how to say the words and judge if they can occur in English.

Permissible non-words might include: spode, bloot, endine, batorning, figsaly, droggle.

Not permissible non-words might include: sroke, ngeeve, vladick, zhump, etsa, soosd.

I want you to give reasons for your judgments. Think about the sounds and combinations of letters in English, and whether these non-words follow those patterns. Discuss with your group and come up with your reasoning for each non-word.

Afterwards, we will come together as a class and share our judgments and reasoning for each non-word. This will be a great opportunity to practice our phonics and language analysis skills. Let's have fun with this activity and see what we can learn about the English language!

Present the Class with a Number of Non-Words