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Chapter 5: Long vowel sounds: oa and igh

  • Strand Phonics
  • Level Level 2
  • Practice 76 questions with step-by-step solutions

Step-by-step practice: English (Level 2). Small steps, repeated until fluent. Content: Say the long sound made by oa (boat, goat, road) and igh (night, light, fight), Find the picture for a given pattern, Choose oa or igh to complete a written word, Tell apart oa and igh words by reading.

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By the end of this chapter you will be able to

  • I can say the long sound made by oa and by igh
  • I can find the picture whose name has oa or igh inside it
  • I can choose oa or igh to complete a written word
  • I can tell apart an oa word from an igh word by reading

You should already know

  • Long vowel sounds ai and ee (Chapter 4)

Where this leads

  • Reading longer words (Chapter 6)

Lessons in this chapter

  1. 5.1 The long sound of oa
  2. 5.2 The long sound of igh
  3. 5.3 Choosing oa or igh in a gap
  4. 5.4 Spelling oa and igh words
  5. 5.5 The same long vowel as a model word
  6. 5.6 Mixed practice: oa or igh by reading
  7. Summary and key words
  8. Check-up and practice test questions

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