Year 1 · More Ways to Write a Sound · Summary
Year 1 English More Ways to Write a Sound: summary and key words
Part of the Year 1 English more ways to write a sound chapter. Chapter overview · whole chapter on one page
Chapter summary
| Skill | Method |
|---|---|
| Split digraph a-e | The a says its name in cake. The e at the end does not make a sound. |
| Split e, i, o and u | These, bike, nose and cube: the first vowel says its name. |
| Same sound, other spellings | ay (day), ea (tea), ey (key), ie (pie), oe (toe), ew and ue (new, blue). |
| Other sounds | ou (cloud), oy (boy), ir (bird), aw (saw), au (autumn). |
| Choosing a spelling | ay is usually at the end of a word, and ai in the middle. oy is at the end, oi in the middle. |
| Longer words | Read each part, then join the parts: bed-time, birth-day. |
Can you…?
- I can read and spell words with a-e, e-e, i-e, o-e and u-e
- I know the first vowel says its name in a split digraph
- I know some sounds can be spelled in more than one way
- I can choose ay or ai, and oy or oi, for a word
- I can read a longer word by reading its parts, then join them
Key terms
- split digraph
- two vowel letters split by one consonant, with an e at the end, as in cake
- say its name
- a vowel sounds like its letter name, as in the a in cake
- consonant
- a letter that is not a vowel, such as b, k or t
- alternative spelling
- another way to write the same sound, as ay and ai
- syllable
- one part of a word, with one clap and one vowel sound