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Diphthongs and complex vowels

Read and spell words containing diphthongs and complex vowel patterns (ow, ou, ew, ue, ie, aw, au) and words ending in -y as a vowel sound

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Can your child read words like 'town', 'cloud', 'flew', 'claw', or 'pie' — spotting the special vowel combinations and saying the right sound for each one?

Read and spell words containing diphthongs and complex vowel patterns (ow, ou, ew, ue, ie, aw, au) and words ending in -y as a vowel sound

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  • Read words with variable vowel sounds (e.g. 'ow' in 'cow' vs 'snow')
  • Decode words with diphthongs (e.g. 'cloud', 'blue', 'pie')
  • Read words ending in -y pronounced as /ee/ or /igh/ (e.g. 'happy', 'my')
“Can your child read words like 'town', 'cloud', 'flew', 'claw', or 'pie' — spotting the special vowel combinations and saying the right sound for each one?”

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Type
Procedural
Subject
English
Domain
Phonics & Word Reading
Age range
Ages 5–6

Standards

uk-nc-2013:Eng_App1_Y1_34uk-nc-2013:Eng_App1_Y1_35uk-nc-2013:Eng_App1_Y1_36uk-nc-2013:Eng_App1_Y1_37uk-nc-2013:Eng_App1_Y1_38uk-nc-2013:Eng_App1_Y1_39uk-nc-2013:Eng_App1_Y1_40uk-nc-2013:Eng_App1_Y1_44uk-nc-2013:Eng_App1_Y1_45uk-nc-2013:Eng_App1_Y1_50