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Split digraphs: the magic e
I can read split digraphs, like in cake.
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Years 1 and 2 · English
Split digraphs: the magic e: I can read split digraphs, like in cake.
Here is the word cake.
/k/ /ai/ /k/
cake! a and e make /ai/, with k in between.
Picture: Sound tiles c, a-e and k blend into the word "cake", with a picture of a cake.
Here is the word kit.
Now add the letter e at the end.
kite! Now i and e make /igh/.
Picture: Sound tiles k, i and t make "kit"; swapping i for i-e makes "kite", with a picture of a kite.
Your turn: Here is the word time. Tap the tile that makes /igh/.
Picture: Sound tiles t, i-e and m blend into the word "time".
Tap the right part of the picture.
Answer
The answer: i_e
The letters i and e make /igh/. time!
Words to know
- split digraph:
- Two letters that make one sound, with another letter in between.
- alien word:
- A made-up word that we can still read.
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