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Three letters, one sound
I can read three letters as one sound.
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Years 1 and 2 · English
Three letters, one sound: I can read three letters as one sound.
Here is a chair. Listen to the sounds in chair.
/ch/ /air/
chair! The letters a, i and r make one sound.
Picture: Sound tiles ch and air blend into the word "chair", with a picture of a chair.
Here is the word night. Listen.
/n/ /igh/ /t/
night! The letters i, g and h make one sound.
Picture: Sound tiles n, igh and t blend into the word "night".
Your turn: Here is the word light. Tap the three letters that make /igh/.
Picture: Sound tiles l, igh and t blend into the word "light".
Tap the right part of the picture.
Answer
The answer: igh
The letters i, g and h make /igh/. Light!
Words to know
- trigraph:
- Three letters that make one sound.
- alien word:
- A made-up word that we can still read.
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