Reception English and phonics: Blending words with vowel digraphs
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Blending words with vowel digraphs
Ruby sees the rain. Blend /r/ /ai/ /n/. The letters ai are one sound in the middle.
Mia rows a boat. Blend /b/ /oa/ /t/. The letters oa are one sound too.
A cow says moo. Blend /k/ /ow/. The letters ow are one sound.
rain
boat
cow
Key ideas
- Vowel letters together, such as ai and oa, make one sound.
- Blend the sounds in order: first, middle, last.
- Some words have a long oo, as in moon; some have a short oo, as in book.
tree
cup
rain
Method. Read the parts in order. Then say the sounds together, faster and faster, to make the word.
- Read each part, one at a time. Each part makes one sound. Read them from left to right.r - ai - n
- Say the sounds, then join them. Blending means joining the sounds together into one word./r/ /ai/ /n/
- Write the word. The blended sounds make the word./r/ /ai/ /n/ = rain
Check. Check the picture of a rain. The picture matches the word. ✓
Watch out. Do not say each sound as a separate word. Join them together.
goat
coin
boat
Method. Read the parts in order. Then say the sounds together, faster and faster, to make the word.
- Read each part, one at a time. Each part makes one sound. Read them from left to right.b - oa - t
- Say the sounds, then join them. Blending means joining the sounds together into one word./b/ /oa/ /t/
- 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.
pig
light
cow
Method. Read the parts in order. Then say the sounds together, faster and faster, to make the word.
- Read each part, one at a time. Each part makes one sound. Read them from left to right.l - igh - t
- Say the sounds, then join them. Blending means joining the sounds together into one word./l/ /ie/ /t/
- 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.
Watch out
Watch out: boat and goat look alike. Read the sounds in order, and check each one.
Exam tip
Grown-up tip. Point to the vowel group in the middle of each word. Ask: “Which sounds are together?”
Exercise 6C Blending with vowel digraphs
tree
cup
rain
Method. Read the parts in order. Then say the sounds together, faster and faster, to make the word.
- Read each part, one at a time. Each part makes one sound. Read them from left to right.r - ai - n
- Say the sounds, then join them. Blending means joining the sounds together into one word./r/ /ai/ /n/
- Write the word. The blended sounds make the word./r/ /ai/ /n/ = rain
Check. Check the picture of a rain. The picture matches the word. ✓
Watch out. Do not say each sound as a separate word. Join them together.
tree
boat
pen
Method. Read the parts in order. Then say the sounds together, faster and faster, to make the word.
- Read each part, one at a time. Each part makes one sound. Read them from left to right.t - r - ee
- Say the sounds, then join them. Blending means joining the sounds together into one word./t/ /r/ /ee/
- Write the word. The blended sounds make the word./t/ /r/ /ee/ = tree
Check. Check the picture of a tree. The picture matches the word. ✓
Watch out. Do not say each sound as a separate word. Join them together.
coin
boat
goat
Method. Read the parts in order. Then say the sounds together, faster and faster, to make the word.
- Read each part, one at a time. Each part makes one sound. Read them from left to right.b - oa - t
- Say the sounds, then join them. Blending means joining the sounds together into one word./b/ /oa/ /t/
- 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.
moon
book
pig
Method. Read the parts in order. Then say the sounds together, faster and faster, to make the word.
- Read each part, one at a time. Each part makes one sound. Read them from left to right.m - oo - n
- Say the sounds, then join them. Blending means joining the sounds together into one word./m/ /oo/ /n/
- Write the word. The blended sounds make the word./m/ /oo/ /n/ = moon
Check. Check the picture of a moon. The picture matches the word. ✓
Watch out. Do not say each sound as a separate word. Join them together.
cow
coin
light
Method. Read the parts in order. Then say the sounds together, faster and faster, to make the word.
- Read each part, one at a time. Each part makes one sound. Read them from left to right.l - igh - t
- Say the sounds, then join them. Blending means joining the sounds together into one word./l/ /ie/ /t/
- 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.
moon
cow
rain
Method. Read the parts in order. Then say the sounds together, faster and faster, to make the word.
- Read each part, one at a time. Each part makes one sound. Read them from left to right.c - ow
- Say the sounds, then join them. Blending means joining the sounds together into one word./k/ /ow/
- Write the word. The blended sounds make the word./k/ /ow/ = cow
Check. Check the picture of a cow. The picture matches the word. ✓
Watch out. Do not say each sound as a separate word. Join them together.
coin
car
fork
Method. Read the parts in order. Then say the sounds together, faster and faster, to make the word.
- Read each part, one at a time. Each part makes one sound. Read them from left to right.c - oi - n
- Say the sounds, then join them. Blending means joining the sounds together into one word./k/ /oi/ /n/
- Write the word. The blended sounds make the word./k/ /oi/ /n/ = coin
Check. Check the picture of a coin. The picture matches the word. ✓
Watch out. Do not say each sound as a separate word. Join them together.
fork
pig
car
Method. Read the parts in order. Then say the sounds together, faster and faster, to make the word.
- Read each part, one at a time. Each part makes one sound. Read them from left to right.c - ar
- Say the sounds, then join them. Blending means joining the sounds together into one word./k/ /ar/
- Write the word. The blended sounds make the word./k/ /ar/ = car
Check. Check the picture of a car. The picture matches the word. ✓
Watch out. Do not say each sound as a separate word. Join them together.
fork
Method. Read the parts in order. Then say the sounds together, faster and faster, to make the word.
- Read each part, one at a time. Each part makes one sound. Read them from left to right.f - or - k
- Say the sounds, then join them. Blending means joining the sounds together into one word./f/ /or/ /k/
- Write the word. The blended sounds make the word./f/ /or/ /k/ = fork
Check. Check the picture of a fork. The picture matches the word. ✓
Watch out. Do not say each sound as a separate word. Join them together.
moon
book
light
Method. Read the parts in order. Then say the sounds together, faster and faster, to make the word.
- Read each part, one at a time. Each part makes one sound. Read them from left to right.m - oo - n
- Say the sounds, then join them. Blending means joining the sounds together into one word./m/ /oo/ /n/
- Write the word. The blended sounds make the word./m/ /oo/ /n/ = moon
Check. Check the picture of a moon. The picture matches the word. ✓
Watch out. Do not say each sound as a separate word. Join them together.
chair
fern
pear
Method. Read the parts in order. Then say the sounds together, faster and faster, to make the word.
- Read each part, one at a time. Each part makes one sound. Read them from left to right.ch - air
- Say the sounds, then join them. Blending means joining the sounds together into one word./ch/ /air/
- Write the word. The blended sounds make the word./ch/ /air/ = chair
Check. Check the picture of a chair. The picture matches the word. ✓
Watch out. Do not say each sound as a separate word. Join them together.
pear
fern
boat
Method. Read the parts in order. Then say the sounds together, faster and faster, to make the word.
- Read each part, one at a time. Each part makes one sound. Read them from left to right.p - ear
- Say the sounds, then join them. Blending means joining the sounds together into one word./p/ /air/
- Write the word. The blended sounds make the word./p/ /air/ = pear
Check. Check the picture of a pear. 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.
- Read each part, one at a time. Each part makes one sound. Read them from left to right.t - ai - l
- Say the sounds, then join them. Blending means joining the sounds together into one word./t/ /ai/ /l/
- Write the word. The blended sounds make the word./t/ /ai/ /l/ = tail
Check. Check the picture of a tail. 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.
- Read each part, one at a time. Each part makes one sound. Read them from left to right.f - ee - t
- Say the sounds, then join them. Blending means joining the sounds together into one word./f/ /ee/ /t/
- Write the word. The blended sounds make the word./f/ /ee/ /t/ = feet
Check. Check the picture of a feet. The picture matches the word. ✓
Watch out. Do not say each sound as a separate word. Join them together.
coin
Method. Look at the sounds in coin.
- Read the letters. c, o, i, n.c, o, i, n
- Group the letters that make one sound. oi is one vowel sound.c - oi - n
- Give your answer. Say whether Ben is right.Accept any answer that says yes: coin has three sounds, c, oi and n, and oi is one sound.
Check. Three sounds: c, oi and n. ✓
Watch out. Two vowel letters together can make one sound.
Method. Read the parts in order. Then say the sounds together, faster and faster, to make the word.
- Read each part, one at a time. Each part makes one sound. Read them from left to right.s - oa - p
- Say the sounds, then join them. Blending means joining the sounds together into one word./s/ /oa/ /p/
- Write the word. The blended sounds make the word./s/ /oa/ /p/ = soap
Check. Check the picture of a soap. The picture matches the word. ✓
Watch out. Do not say each sound as a separate word. Join them together.
Method. Think of a word with the vowel letters ai together in the middle.
- Think of the sounds. The vowel sound is in the middle.r - ai - n
- Check the middle. ai is together in the middle.rain
- Write the answer. Accept any word with ai in the middle, such as rain, tail or nail.
Check. The middle letters are ai. ✓
Watch out. Keep the two vowel letters together.