Year 1 English Two Letters, One Sound (Digraphs): lesson and practice

By the end of this chapter you will be able to

• Say which letters make one sound, such as sh in ship
• Read words with two or three letters for one sound, by blending the sounds
• Split a word into sound boxes, with one box for each sound
• Spell a word by writing the letters for each sound
• Read the two sounds of oo, as in moon and book

You should already know

• The sound for each single letter (Chapter 1)
• Reading short words with one letter for each sound, like sat and pin

Where this leads

• More ways to write a sound (Chapter 3)
• Tricky words that do not follow the sounds (Chapter 4)