Magic E, Digraphs,, EE/EA

Front

What is a Magic E?

Back

A Magic E is a silent 'e' at the end of a word that makes the vowel before it say its name (long sound). For example, 'cap' becomes 'cape'.

Front

What does the digraph 'sh' represent?

Back

The digraph 'sh' represents a single sound made by combining the letters 's' and 'h', as in 'ship'.

Front

What is a digraph?

Back

A digraph is two letters that together make one sound, like 'ch', 'sh', 'th', and 'wh'.

Front

Give an example of a word with the digraph 'ch'.

Back

An example of a word with the digraph 'ch' is 'chair'.

Front

What sound does the digraph 'th' make?

Back

The digraph 'th' can make two sounds: a soft sound as in 'this' and a hard sound as in 'thing'.

Front

What is the chunk in the word 'sheep'?

Back

The chunk in the word 'sheep' is 'ee'.

Front

What is the chunk in the word 'bread'?

Back

The chunk in the word 'bread' is 'ea'.

Front

What is the difference between 'bat' and 'bate'?

Back

'Bat' has a short 'a' sound, while 'bate' has a long 'a' sound because of the Magic E.

Front

What does the digraph 'wh' represent?

Back

The digraph 'wh' represents the sound 'w' as in 'whale'.

Front

What is the chunk in the word 'play'?

Back

The chunk in the word 'play' is 'ay'.