Year 2Trigraphs
igh words
The letters i, g and h work together to make the long /igh/ sound.
igh/ī/ as in light
Words with igh
Tap a word to see its sounds and hear it.
igh in the middle
igh at the end
Read igh in a sentence.
Every sentence is checked against the sound.
- 1The bright light shines at night.
- 2Turn right at the light.
- 3The moon is high tonight.
- 4The knight sat all night.
How to teach igh
- Introduce the trigraph. Explain that a trigraph is three letters that work together to make one sound.
- Model saying the target phoneme three times.
- Students repeat.
- Check articulation and correct mouth placement.
- Identify the phoneme in the example words.
- Explain the spelling generalisation: igh is often followed by a t.
Decodable stories with igh.
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Make a whole igh lesson.
Slides, words and sentences, matched to the sounds your class has learned.