>[!External Links]-
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mpa9TYUpxgs
# 26 Alphabet sounds
- C and K are the same sound
- Pretty straightforward
## Digraphs
- Where two letters make one sound
- Sheep has two digraphs
Examples:
- Sh
- Ch. Chips
- Qu. Queen
- Ng. Ri*ng*.
- Th. Think
- Ay. Play
- Ai. Sn*ai*l.
- Ee. S*ee*.
- Ea. S*ea*.
- Ow. Snow.
- Oa. B*oa*t
- Ow. Cow. Same as above spelling, different
- Ar. Star
- Or. Born.
- Aw. Yawn. Same as Or sound
- Ir. G*ir*l.
- Er. Bett*er*. Same as Ir
- Ur. Surf. Same as Er and Ir
- Ou. Shout
- Oy. Boy.
- Oi. Oil. Same as Oy.
- Ue. Bl*ue*.
- Ph. Elephant or phone. Like letter 'f'
- Wh. Whale. Like letter 'W'
- Ie. Tie.
### Trigraphs
- igh. High or Night
- are. Care or share.
- air. Hair. Same as 'are'
- ire. Fire.
- ear. Hear.
- ure. Pure or Cure
### Split Diagraphs
- Two letters that make one sound.
#### Examples
- a-e. Make. Cake.
- e-e. Even.
- i-e. Bike.
- o-e. Home.
- u-e. Perfume. Flute.
## See also
[[St Nicks Reading workshop]]