SEN: DyslexiaYears 1–4Phonics & Decoding

Split digraphs (magic e)

Understand and apply split digraphs (a-e as in cake, i-e as in kite, o-e as in home) where a vowel and e are separated by a consonant.

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Imagine you have a word 'cap' 🧢. Now a magic 'e' comes along — poof! The 'a' changes its sound to 'ay' and the word becomes 'cape' 🦸!

  2. 2

    What does the magic 'e' do to the vowel?

  3. 3

    Let's change 'kit' to 'kite' 🪁 with magic 'e'.

  4. 4

    Build the word 'hope' by adding magic 'e' to 'hop' 🐸.

  5. 5

    Which word has magic 'e' making the vowel say its name?

  6. 6

    Try changing 'tim' to 'time' 🕐.

  7. 7

    What is the new word when you add magic 'e' to 'hop'?

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