Blends & Digraphs
This two-letter digraph makes a quiet sound like in the word "ship."
/sh/
This "silent" letter sits at the end of a word to make the middle vowel say its name.
Silent E (or Magic E)
This is the sound a pirate makes.
AR
Why do we call these "heart words?"
You have to know them by HEART!
These two letters make the /k/ sound, but only come at the end of a short vowel word.
CK
These two vowels together usually make the long /A/ sound in the middle of a word.
AI
These three different R-controlled combinations all make the /er/ sound.
ER, IR, UR
In the word "said," this part is the "tricky" part that doesn't follow the normal AI rule.
AI (making the /e/ sound)
What are the vowels teams that make the /aw/ sound?
aw, au, augh, ough
This vowel team is often used at the end of a word to make the long /A/ sound.
AY
This combination makes the sound heard in "fork" or "storm."
This 4-letter heart word sounds like it should start with "W-U," but it’s actually spelled with an "O."
once
These three letters work together to make the /ch/ sound.
TCH
These are the two ways to spell the /oi/ sound.
OI and OY
This specific /er/ spelling is almost always used for the ends of words.
ER
In the word "they," these two letters make the long /A/ sound.
EY
What are the ways to spell long E?
e, y, ee, ea, ey, e_e
This vowel team makes two sounds: the "cool" sound and the "look" sound.
OO
When "W" comes before "OR," as in the word "work," it actually makes this sound.
/er/
This 2-letter word sounds like it should end in OO but it ends in O.
do