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title: "Vowel Digraphs"
description: "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"
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# 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

Subject: English · Area: Phonics & Word Reading · Ages 4 to 7
Page: https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/vowel-digraphs-mt_BtMbZibZUj

## Ready when they can

- 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

## Lesson: Two Vowels, One Sound

Sometimes two vowels sit side by side. Together they make just one sound. We call this a vowel digraph.

*(drawing: In 'boat', o and a team up. They make one long o sound.)*

**Example.** Sam reads the word 'rain'. The letters a and i sit together. They make one long a sound.

**Tip.** Ai usually goes in the middle of a word, like 'rain'. Ay usually goes at the end, like 'day'.

**Tip.** The same letters can sound different in different words. Book has a short oo. Moon has a long oo.

Some more vowel teams to know. Ee says one long e sound, like in 'feet'. Oi and oy make the same sound. Oi usually goes in the middle, like in 'coin'. Oy usually goes at the end, like in 'toy'.

**Recap.** Vowel digraphs are two vowels making one sound. Find the pair, say the sound, read the word.

## Practice

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

## Needs first

- [Single Letter Sounds](https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/single-letter-sounds-mt_F978c32kDr)
- [Onsets & Rimes](https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/onsets-and-rimes-mt_PvU3eoikev)

## Opens up

- [Split Digraphs and Magic E](https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/split-digraphs-and-magic-e-mt_C7abt7pRr6)
- [Diphthongs and complex vowels](https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/diphthongs-and-complex-vowels-mt_fMd7v87IiI)
- [Trigraphs](https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/trigraphs-mt_roAgL1rQRF)