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Step-by-step practice: English · Level 2Chapter 5 · Long vowel sounds: oa and igh
Step-by-step English Level 2 · Long vowel sounds: oa and igh · Lesson 5.6

Step-by-step English Level 2: Mixed practice: oa or igh by reading

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5.6

Mixed practice: oa or igh by reading

Level 2
Read a word with oa or igh, Tell apart oa and igh words

Read each word and find its long vowel pair. An oa word and an igh word can look different, but each makes one long sound.

Read the whole word before you choose its picture.

Key ideas

  • Find oa or igh in the word.
  • Read the whole word.
  • Match the word to its picture.
Worked example 5.6.1
Which picture name has the letters oa in it? Look at the letters, not the picture.duckAtoadBantC

Method. Find the name that has the two letters together.

  1. Read the name under each picture. Look for the two letters together.
    A: duck B: toad C: ant
  2. Find the name with oa inside. Only one name has these two letters together.
    toad = picture B
  3. Write the answer.
    B

Check. toad has oa, and the others do not. ✓

Watch out. The two letters make one long vowel sound, so keep them together.

Worked example 5.6.2
Which picture name has the letters igh in it? Look at the letters, not the picture.sunAlightBrainC

Method. Find the name that has the two letters together.

  1. Read the name under each picture. Look for the two letters together.
    A: sun B: light C: rain
  2. Find the name with igh inside. Only one name has these two letters together.
    light = picture B
  3. Write the answer.
    B

Check. light has igh, and the others do not. ✓

Watch out. The two letters make one long vowel sound, so keep them together.

Worked example 5.6.3
Read the word: night. Which picture matches? Choose A, B or C.ABC

Method. Read the word first, then find the picture that matches.

  1. Read the word from the left. Sound out each letter, then join the sounds.
    n - igh - t
  2. Look at each picture. Find the picture with that name.
    night = picture C
  3. Write the answer.
    C

Check. The other pictures show different names: fish, cat. ✓

Watch out. Read every letter. Do not guess from the first letter only.

Watch out

Watch out: oa and igh make one long sound each, but the letters look different. Read the whole word.

Exam tip

Grown-up tip. Ask the child to point to the long-vowel pair in each word before reading the whole word.

Exercise 5F  Practice: mixed practice: oa or igh by reading

1
FRead the word on the card: boat. Which word is the same? A boot B bolt C boat Choose A, B or C.
2
FRead the word on the card: light. Which word is the same? A lift B lit C light Choose A, B or C.
3
FWhich word has the long sound igh? Choose coat, light or goat. A goat B light C coat Choose A, B or C.
4
FWhich word has the long sound oa? Choose tight, road or ring. A road B tight C ring Choose A, B or C.
5
FRead the word: goat. Does the picture show goat? Answer yes or no.
6
FRead the word: night. Does the picture show night? Answer yes or no.
7
FHow many sounds are in soap? A vowel pair such as ai or ee counts as one sound. A 3 B 2 C 4 Choose A, B or C.
8
FHow many sounds are in loaf? A vowel pair such as ai or ee counts as one sound. A 4 B 3 C 2 Choose A, B or C.
9
FWhich word has the long sound oa at the end? Choose toad, toat or toed. A toed B toad C toat Choose A, B or C.
10
PSSomeone wrote rode for this picture. Write the correct spelling.

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