Vowel Digraphs
Read and spell words containing common vowel digraphs (ai, ay, ee, ea, oa, oe, oo, oi, oy) including where a digraph can represent more than one sound
What a learner can do afterwards
- Read words with vowel digraphs (e.g. 'tree', 'boat', 'rain', 'coin')
- Distinguish between different sounds for the same digraph (e.g. 'oo' in 'book' vs 'moon')
- Spell words using common vowel digraph patterns
The lesson
Sometimes two vowels sit side by side. Together they make just one sound. We call this a vowel digraph.
Sam reads the word 'rain'. The letters a and i sit together. They make one long a sound.
Ai usually goes in the middle of a word, like 'rain'. Ay usually goes at the end, like 'day'.
The same letters can sound different in different words. Book has a short oo. Moon has a long oo.
Vowel digraphs are two vowels making one sound. Find the pair, say the sound, read the word.
Watch it
Where it sits
8 questions wait behind this lesson, each with its answer explained. Every answer feeds the sky: stars light as they are learned, and dim when it is time to come back.