PhonicsYears 1–2Phase 5 – Alternative Spellings & Pronunciations

Alternative spellings for /igh/

Recognise alternative spellings for the /igh/ phoneme: ie (tie, pie), i-e (bike, time), y (fly, sky), i (find, kind, tiger)

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Imagine you hear a light buzzing sound — /igh/ like in 'night'! 🌙

  2. 2

    Which word has the /igh/ sound?

  3. 3

    Tap the letters that make the /igh/ sound in 'night'.

  4. 4

    Let's spell 'pie' — it has the /igh/ sound at the end. 🥧

  5. 5

    How do we spell the /igh/ sound in 'pie'?

  6. 6

    Build the word 'fly' — it ends with the /igh/ sound. 🪰

  7. 7

    Which word has the /igh/ sound spelled with 'y'?

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