Digraph Sounds and Comprehension Stories: Book 1

s d n u o S h p a r n o g i i s D n e h e r p m o C d an s e i r o t S

By Bev Written

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Book 1

Foreword In Digraph Sounds and Comprehension Stories - Book 1, each digraph is introduced in context, allowing students to identify the digraphs and the sounds they make. Thus, students will be able to process automatically each digraph sound for pronunciation and meaning, thereby enhancing their reading and spelling skills. The activities in the book also provide reinforcement of each digraph, and the comprehension stories which follow enable the students to identify the sounds in context.

Contents Words with ee ...................................3-4 Words with ar ....................................5-6 Words with ai .....................................7-8 Words with oa .................................9-10 Words with y ..................................11-12 Words with all ................................13-14 Words with ow...............................15-16 Words with ea ...............................17-18 Words with i-e................................19-20 Words with a-e ..............................21-22 Words with ay ...............................23-24 Words with ir ..................................25-26 Words with o-e ..............................27-28 Words with oo (moon) ...................... 29-30 Words with or ................................31-32 Words with oo (book) ........................ 33-34 Test page ............................................35

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The focus of this book is to revise, consolidate and extend the students’ knowledge of first year-level digraphs and comprehension of their sound.

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'ee' as in creek Read the words.

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Read the story.

Underline all the words with 'ee' sounds.

A little bee flew into a green tree.

I peeped into the tree to see the little bee. I saw him feed on some honey.

Answer 'Yes' or 'No'.

Was the tree green?

Did the bee fly into the tree?

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Did he feed on the leaves?

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'ar' as in car Trace over the dotted 'ar' sound.

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Read the story.

Circle all the 'ar' sounds.

The farm was far, far away. The car would not start. Jack pushed the car but it was too hard. The farmer came and started the car. Jack and the farmer drove to the farm.

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Who pushed the car?

Why do you think the car would not start?

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'ai' as in train Read the words.

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Read the story.

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The train was in the rain. The paint came off the train. We put some red paint in the pail and painted the train. The train is back on the rails.

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Can you paint a train?

Was the train in the rain?

Was the paint in the pail?

Was the paint blue?

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'oa' as in boat Trace over the 'oa' sound.

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Read the story.

Underline all the words with 'oa' sounds.

The little goat wore a red coat. He got into a boat with a frog. The frog went 'croak croak'.

Answer these questions.

Who wore the red coat?

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What did the goat get into?

How did the frog feel?

Read and draw.

A goat wearing a red coat in a boat.

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'y' as in granny Read the words.

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Read the story.

Circle all the 'y' sounds.

A funny jolly granny made a cherry jelly.

The jelly was wobbly. Granny gave the jelly to the puppy. The puppy was very happy.

Answer these questions.

Who was jolly?

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Who did granny give the jelly to?

Why was the puppy happy?

Read and draw.

A jolly granny with the puppy.

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'all' as in ball Print the missing 'all' sound.

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Read the story.

Circle the 'all' sounds.

Once upon a time there lived a small ant.

He crawled up a tall wall. When he reached the top of the wall he called out. The small ant had a fall, he fell off the wall.

Answer 'Yes' or 'No'.

Was the ant small?

Did the ant jump off the wall?

Did the ant© reach the top ofb the wall?

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Answer these questions.

Who was small?

What did the ant climb up?

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'ow' as in cow Trace over the 'ow' sound.

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Read the story.

Underline all the words with 'ow' sounds.

One day a brown cow went to town to see if she could find a clown with a frown. The brown cow did not find the clown with a frown. She found an owl.

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What was she looking for?

What did she find?

Read and draw.

A brown cow sitting near a clown and owl.

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'ea' as in leaf Read the words.

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Read the story.

Circle al the 'ea' sounds.

Sammy Seal lived in the sea. He sat on the clean beach and ate a pea and a peach.

Sammy Seal loved the peach.

Answer these questions.

Who lived by the sea?

Where did he sit?

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Why? Read and draw.

Sammy Seal sitting on the beach eating a peach.

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'i-e' as in bike Read the words.

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Read the story Circle all the 'i-e' sounds.

It was time for the bees to make their hives.

The bees made five hives. The hives were in a pine tree. A pipe and a slide were near the hives. A kite was in the tree. The children could not play near the tree.

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How many hives did the bees make?

What was near the hives?

Why couldn't the children play near the tree?

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'a-e' as in cake Read the words.

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Read the story.

Underline all the words with 'a-e' sounds.

Gaye had a birthday party.

She had a cake and some jelly snakes.

She got a spade and a whale balloon.

Gaye waved good bye to her friends.

Answer 'Yes' or 'No'.

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Did Gaye wave good bye?

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'ay' as in tray Trace over the 'ay' sound.

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Read the story.

Underline all the words with 'ay' sounds.

One day in the middle of May, two little boys went to stay with their friends. Their friends lived near a bay. In the bay swam lots of fish. The boys said they would stay all day until they caught some fish.

The boys didn't catch any fish.

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Did the two boys stay with their friends?

Were there lots of fish in the bay?

Did the boys catch any fish?

Read and draw.

Two boys standing in the bay, fishing.

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'ir' as in bird Print in the missing 'ir' word.

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Read the story.

Circle all the 'ir' sounds.

One morning a little girl went to play in the dirty sand. She wore a shirt and a skirt. As she played in the dirt a little bird flew down from the tree and sat next to the little girl. He said 'Little girl, you will get dirty if you sit in the dirt.' The little girl did not hear the little bird.

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Answer these questions.

What did the little girl wear?

Where did the little girl play?

Why did you think the bird spoke to the girl?

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'o-e' as in bone Read the words.

Trace over the 'o-e' sounds.

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Match the © word the picture.

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Read the story.

Underline the words with 'o-e' sound.

Scott rode home with a bone for Samson, his dog. He put the bone near the hose which was close to the rope.

Samson ate the bone.

Answer 'Yes' or 'No'.

Did Scott ride home?

Was the bone for Samson?

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Did Scott put the bone near his home?

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Who rode home?

Why did Scott ride home?

Who ate the bone?

Why did Samson eat the bone?

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'oo' as in moon Read the words.

Trace over the 'oo' sound.

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Read the story.

Underline all the words with 'oo' sounds.

In the room, there was a broom, a boot, a hoop and a spoon. There was no food.

Above the roof, the moon shone. It did not shine at noon.

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'or' as in fork Print in the missing 'or' sound.

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Read the story.

Circle all the 'or' sounds.

Farmer Jack grew corn. He cut the corn in the morning. He used a fork to carry the corn and he put the corn into a torn bag. The corn was sold that morning.

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What did Farmer Jack grow?

When did he cut the corn?

Why do you think he cut the corn in the morning?

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'oo' as in book Trace over the dotted 'oo' sound.

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Read the story.

Circle all the 'oo' sounds.

The good cook stood on a stool to cook.

It took him a long time to look through the cookbook. It took him a long time to cook.

Answer 'Yes' or 'No'.

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