Reception English and phonics: Vowel sounds: igh and oa

Method. Find the picture whose name has the sound /ie/ in the middle.

1. Look at the vowel group in each name. Two or three letters together can make one vowel sound.
   tree: ee · light: igh · boat: oa
2. Find the group igh. igh makes the sound /ie/.
   igh is in light.
3. Write the answer. Use the word written under the picture.
   light

Check. Say light slowly. It has the sound /ie/. ✓

Watch out. Look for the whole vowel group, not only the first vowel letter.

Method. Find the picture whose name has the sound /oa/ in the middle.

1. Look at the vowel group in each name. Two or three letters together can make one vowel sound.
   boat: oa · rain: ai · coin: oi
2. Find the group oa. oa makes the sound /oa/.
   oa is in boat.
3. Write the answer. Use the word written under the picture.
   boat

Check. Say boat slowly. It has the sound /oa/. ✓

Watch out. Look for the whole vowel group, not only the first vowel letter.

Method. Find the picture whose name has the sound /oa/ in the middle.

1. Look at the vowel group in each name. Two or three letters together can make one vowel sound.
   car: ar · fork: or · goat: oa
2. Find the group oa. oa makes the sound /oa/.
   oa is in goat.
3. Write the answer. Use the word written under the picture.
   goat

Check. Say goat slowly. It has the sound /oa/. ✓

Watch out. Look for the whole vowel group, not only the first vowel letter.

Method. Say the word, sound by sound. Then write one letter, or one group of letters, in each box.

1. Say the name of the picture. A grown-up says the word slowly.
   goat
2. Say each sound in order. Each sound is written as one box.
   g - oa - t
3. Write the letters in order. The letters go in the same order as the sounds.
   g-oa-t

Check. Read the letters back: g-oa-t. They spell goat. ✓

Watch out. Write the sounds from left to right, and leave no box out.

Method. Say the word, sound by sound. Then write one letter, or one group of letters, in each box.

1. Say the name of the picture. A grown-up says the word slowly.
   light
2. Say each sound in order. Each sound is written as one box.
   l - igh - t
3. Write the letters in order. The letters go in the same order as the sounds.
   l-igh-t

Check. Read the letters back: l-igh-t. They spell light. ✓

Watch out. Write the sounds from left to right, and leave no box out.

Method. Read the parts in order. Then say the sounds together, faster and faster, to make the word.

1. Read each part, one at a time. Each part makes one sound. Read them from left to right.
   g - oa - t
2. Say the sounds, then join them. Blending means joining the sounds together into one word.
   /g/ /oa/ /t/
3. Write the word. The blended sounds make the word.
   /g/ /oa/ /t/ = goat

Check. Check the picture of a goat. The picture matches the word. ✓

Watch out. Do not say each sound as a separate word. Join them together.

Method. Read the parts in order. Then say the sounds together, faster and faster, to make the word.

1. Read each part, one at a time. Each part makes one sound. Read them from left to right.
   l - igh - t
2. Say the sounds, then join them. Blending means joining the sounds together into one word.
   /l/ /ie/ /t/
3. Write the word. The blended sounds make the word.
   /l/ /ie/ /t/ = light

Check. Check the picture of a light. The picture matches the word. ✓

Watch out. Do not say each sound as a separate word. Join them together.

Method. Say light sound by sound.

1. Say light. Find the middle sound.
   l - igh - t
2. Find the middle sound. igh makes one sound, /ie/.
   middle sound: /ie/
3. Write the answer. Write all three letters together.
   igh

Check. igh makes one sound in the middle of light. ✓

Watch out. Write i, g and h in one box.

Method. Say the word, sound by sound. Then write one letter, or one group of letters, in each box.

1. Say the name of the picture. A grown-up says the word slowly.
   coat
2. Say each sound in order. Each sound is written as one box.
   c - oa - t
3. Write the letters in order. The letters go in the same order as the sounds.
   c-oa-t

Check. Read the letters back: c-oa-t. They spell coat. ✓

Watch out. Write the sounds from left to right, and leave no box out.

Method. Read the parts in order. Then say the sounds together, faster and faster, to make the word.

1. Read each part, one at a time. Each part makes one sound. Read them from left to right.
   b - oa - t
2. Say the sounds, then join them. Blending means joining the sounds together into one word.
   /b/ /oa/ /t/
3. Write the word. The blended sounds make the word.
   /b/ /oa/ /t/ = boat

Check. Check the picture of a boat. The picture matches the word. ✓

Watch out. Do not say each sound as a separate word. Join them together.

Method. Say light one sound at a time.

1. Say the sounds. igh is one sound.
   l - igh - t
2. Count the sounds. Count each sound once.
   l, igh, t
3. Write the answer.
   3 sounds.

Check. Count again: l, igh, t. There are 3. ✓

Watch out. Count the sounds, not the letters.

Method. Find the picture whose name has the sound /ow/ in the middle.

1. Look at the vowel group in each name. Two or three letters together can make one vowel sound.
   cow: ow · boat: oa · pig: i
2. Find the group ow. ow makes the sound /ow/.
   ow is in cow.
3. Write the answer. Use the word written under the picture.
   cow

Check. Say cow slowly. It has the sound /ow/. ✓

Watch out. Look for the whole vowel group, not only the first vowel letter.

Method. Read the parts in order. Then say the sounds together, faster and faster, to make the word.

1. Read each part, one at a time. Each part makes one sound. Read them from left to right.
   g - oa - t
2. Say the sounds, then join them. Blending means joining the sounds together into one word.
   /g/ /oa/ /t/
3. Write the word. The blended sounds make the word.
   /g/ /oa/ /t/ = goat

Check. Check the picture of a goat. The picture matches the word. ✓

Watch out. Do not say each sound as a separate word. Join them together.

Method. Find the picture whose name has the sound /ie/ in the middle.

1. Look at the vowel group in each name. Two or three letters together can make one vowel sound.
   tree: ee · light: igh · rain: ai
2. Find the group igh. igh makes the sound /ie/.
   igh is in light.
3. Write the answer. Use the word written under the picture.
   light

Check. Say light slowly. It has the sound /ie/. ✓

Watch out. Look for the whole vowel group, not only the first vowel letter.

Method. Say boat sound by sound.

1. Say boat. Find the vowel sound.
   b - oa - t
2. Find the sound /oa/. oa makes one sound.
   oa = /oa/
3. Write the answer.
   oa

Check. oa makes one sound in boat. ✓

Watch out. Write o and a together.

Method. Say the word, sound by sound. Then write one letter, or one group of letters, in each box.

1. Say the name of the picture. A grown-up says the word slowly.
   light
2. Say each sound in order. Each sound is written as one box.
   l - igh - t
3. Write the letters in order. The letters go in the same order as the sounds.
   l-igh-t

Check. Read the letters back: l-igh-t. They spell light. ✓

Watch out. Write the sounds from left to right, and leave no box out.

Method. Count the letters, then count the sounds.

1. Count the letters. l, i, g, h, t.
   5 letters
2. Count the sounds. igh is one sound, so there are three sounds.
   l, igh, t
3. Give your answer. Say whether Sam is right.
   Accept any answer that says yes: light has five letters, l, i, g, h, t, and three sounds, l, igh and t.

Check. Five letters, three sounds. ✓

Watch out. Letters and sounds are not always the same number.