Step-by-step English Level 2 Long vowel sounds: oa and igh: The same long vowel as a model word
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The same long vowel as a model word
The model word shows the pattern. Find the pattern in it, then find the word that has the same pattern.
In boat, the pattern is oa. The word coat has oa too.
In night, the pattern is igh. The word light has igh too.
Key ideas
- Find the pattern in the model word.
- Find the choice with the same pattern.
- Check each choice.
Method. Find the letters in the model word, then find the choice that has them too.
- Find oa in the model word. Those letters make one sound.boat: oa
- Find the word with the same letters. Check each choice.coat has oa
- Write the answer. C
Check. Both boat and coat have oa. ✓
Watch out. Look for the same letters together, not only the same first letter.
Method. Find the letters in the model word, then find the choice that has them too.
- Find igh in the model word. Those letters make one sound.night: igh
- Find the word with the same letters. Check each choice.light has igh
- Write the answer. A
Check. Both night and light have igh. ✓
Watch out. Look for the same letters together, not only the same first letter.
Method. Find the letters in the model word, then find the choice that has them too.
- Find oa in the model word. Those letters make one sound.goat: oa
- Find the word with the same letters. Check each choice.road has oa
- Write the answer. B
Check. Both goat and road have oa. ✓
Watch out. Look for the same letters together, not only the same first letter.
Watch out
Watch out: a word that starts like the model may not have the same pattern. Look at the pattern, not the start.Exam tip
Grown-up tip. Ask the child to point to the model pattern first, then to the matching pattern in the other word.
Exercise 5E Practice: the same long vowel as a model word
Method. Find the letters in the model word, then find the choice that has them too.
- Find igh in the model word. Those letters make one sound.light: igh
- Find the word with the same letters. Check each choice.night has igh
- Write the answer. C
Check. Both light and night have igh. ✓
Watch out. Look for the same letters together, not only the same first letter.
Method. Find the letters in the model word, then find the choice that has them too.
- Find oa in the model word. Those letters make one sound.soap: oa
- Find the word with the same letters. Check each choice.toad has oa
- Write the answer. B
Check. Both soap and toad have oa. ✓
Watch out. Look for the same letters together, not only the same first letter.
Method. Find the letters in the model word, then find the choice that has them too.
- Find oa in the model word. Those letters make one sound.toad: oa
- Find the word with the same letters. Check each choice.loaf has oa
- Write the answer. B
Check. Both toad and loaf have oa. ✓
Watch out. Look for the same letters together, not only the same first letter.
Method. Find the letters in the model word, then find the choice that has them too.
- Find oa in the model word. Those letters make one sound.road: oa
- Find the word with the same letters. Check each choice.boat has oa
- Write the answer. C
Check. Both road and boat have oa. ✓
Watch out. Look for the same letters together, not only the same first letter.
Method. Find the letters in the model word, then find the choice that has them too.
- Find igh in the model word. Those letters make one sound.night: igh
- Find the word with the same letters. Check each choice.bright has igh
- Write the answer. B
Check. Both night and bright have igh. ✓
Watch out. Look for the same letters together, not only the same first letter.
Method. Find the letters in the model word, then find the choice that has them too.
- Find oa in the model word. Those letters make one sound.boat: oa
- Find the word with the same letters. Check each choice.goat has oa
- Write the answer. A
Check. Both boat and goat have oa. ✓
Watch out. Look for the same letters together, not only the same first letter.
Method. Find the letters in the model word, then find the choice that has them too.
- Find oa in the model word. Those letters make one sound.coat: oa
- Find the word with the same letters. Check each choice.soap has oa
- Write the answer. B
Check. Both coat and soap have oa. ✓
Watch out. Look for the same letters together, not only the same first letter.