Digraph Sounds and Comprehension Stories: Book 2

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Foreword In Digraph Sounds and Comprehension Stories - Book 2, 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 ou ...................................3-4 Words with oy....................................5-6 Words with ur.....................................7-8 Words with ow.................................9-10 Words with er ................................11-12 Words with ie .................................13-14 Words with aw ..............................15-16 Words with ew...............................17-18 Words with oe ...............................19-20 Words with u-e ..............................21-22 Words with oi .................................23-24 Words with ear ..............................25-26 Words with air................................27-28 Test page ............................................29

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'ou' as in house Print in the missing 'ou' sound.

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Underline all the words with 'ou' sounds.

One day a small grey mouse ran through my house. My mother saw the mouse and shouted out loud. The little joey standing outside got frightened and jumped into her mother's pouch. Once inside her pouch the joey turned round and peeped out to see what had frightened her. She saw a little grey mouse running through the house.

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Why do you think the mouse ran through the house?

Why did the joey get frightened?

Do you think the mouse was frightened?

Why? How many 'ou' words can you find?

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'oy' as in boy Print in the missing 'oy' sound.

Match the word to the picture.

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Is Roy a boy?

Can you play with a toy?

Do you enjoy ice-cream?

Have you tasted an oyster?

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Circle all the words with 'oy' sounds.

Troy and Roy went to the beach. They took their toy shovels and buckets. Roy also took his toy boat. As Troy and Roy played on the rocks they saw an oyster. Troy tried to pick the oyster off with Roy's toy shovel but the shovel broke. Roy was very annoyed.

Troy did not get the oyster.

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What did they take with them?

What was under a rock?

Who broke the shovel?

Why was Roy annoyed?

How many 'oy' words can you find?

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'ur' as in church Finish the words.

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Farmer Jack grew large garden.

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Circle all the words with 'ur' sounds.

Tommy Turtle went for a stroll one Thursday. Tommy walked and walked until he came to a church. His feet hurt, so he sat down near some turnips, which were next to the church. He curled up and went to sleep. He did not wake up until Saturday.

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Where did Tommy walk to?

What did he sit near?

How do you think the turtle felt?

For how many days did Tommy sleep?

How many 'ur' words can you find?

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'ow' as in grow Print the missing 'ow' sound.

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I have wings. I can fly. I am little.

What am I? I am black. I have a sharp beak.

What am I? I am always with you. I am on the floor, the wall, the door.

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Underline all the words with 'ow' sounds.

One day Joe Crow and Jill Sparrow flew down out of their willow tree to visit Ronny Rabbit, who lived in a burrow.

They flew low over the burrow in the glow of the sunlight.

As they passed over the burrow, they could see their shadows. Ronny Rabbit popped his head out of his burrow and said, 'Good morning Joe Crow and Jill Sparrow.' 'Good morning,' answered Joe Crow and Jill Sparrow, 'You really have grown into a beautiful rabbit.

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Who flew out of the willow tree?

What time of the day was it?

Why do you think Joe Crow and Jill Sparrow wanted to visit Ronny Rabbit?

Do you think Ronny Rabbit was lonely?

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'er' as in fern Finish the words.

Draw a picture for each word.

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Underline all the words with 'er' sounds.

In the garden grew some lovely ferns and some very pretty flowers. The ferns grew very tall and a ladder was needed to reach the top of the tallest ferns. A stone panther sat among the flowers. A river flowed along the side of the fern garden. A bird was perched high in a tree, singing sweetly.

The garden was always perfect.

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What grew very tall?

What animal sat among the flowers?

Why do you think the garden was perfect?

Why do you think the bird sang sweetly?

How many 'er' words can you find?

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'ie' as in die Print the missing 'ie' sound.

Match the word to the picture.

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Add 's' to make them more than one.

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Circle all the words with 'ie' sounds.

Peter Pieman sold many pies. The pies were hot and tasted delicious with sauce. One day, Peter Pieman sold a pie to Kiele. Kiele was very happy. 'Thankyou, Peter Pieman,' said Kiele. 'May I have some sauce?' 'Yes,' answered Peter Pieman, ' but you will need to tie your dog to the post while you eat your pie'. Kiele tied her dog to the post and ate her pie.

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What was the little girl's name?

What did Kiele do to the dog?

How do you think the dog felt about being tied up?

Did Kiele have beautiful manners?

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'aw' as in claw Print in the missing 'aw' sound.

Match the word to the picture.

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Circle all the words with 'aw' sounds.

I saw a hawk with sharp claws. The hawk flew low over the lawn where a fawn was eating some straw. The fawn saw the hawk and crawled away so the hawk could not get her. She hurt her jaw on the lawn as she crawled. The fawn waited until the hawk flew away. She started to yawn so she laid down on the lawn and went to sleep.

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What did the hawk have?

Where did the hawk fly?

What did the hawk see?

How do you think the fawn felt?

Why did the fawn start to yawn?

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'ew' as in stew Finish the words.

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Read the story.

Underline all the words with 'ew' sounds.

Simon Hew cooked a stew for the crew on a big boat.

The crew said the stew was delicious. The meat was tender so the crew was able to chew it. Simon Hew drew a picture of the crew chewing the stew.

The crew gave Simon Hew a jewel for making the stew. Simon Hew threw the jewel into the sea.

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Did the crew like the stew?

What did Simon Hew draw a picture of?

Why did the crew give Simon the jewel?

Why do you think Simon threw the jewel?

How many 'ew' words can you find?

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'oe' as in toe Print in the missing 'oe' sound.

Match the word to the picture.

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What am I? Draw me.

I have holes. If you blow in me, I will make music. I am long.

What am I? There are ten of me. I have nails.

I can wriggle. I am different sizes.

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Read the story.

Underline all the words with 'oe' sounds.

Boe was a hairy monster. He lived in the garden with a rake and a hoe. At night he would come out and hoe the garden. He had ten toes on the end of his feet.

They were very big toes.

In the morning, he would play his oboe. He would tap his toes to the beat of the music.

Boe was a very happy monster.

Answer these questions.

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What was Boe?

Where did Boe live?

How many toes did Boe have?

Why did Boe come out at night?

Why was Boe happy?

How many 'oe' words can you find?

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'u-e' as in flute.

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Circle all the words with 'u-e' sounds.

June had a pet mule and a cute puppy. The mule could carry a load on his back. June and her puppy would walk alongside the mule as they went for a long walk. As they walked, June would play a tune on her recorder. The cute little puppy loved to hear June play the recorder. His tail would wag as he walked. The mule would nod his head from side to side. June would give a cube of sugar to the mule and a prune to the puppy. June's pets loved her.

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Could the mule carry a load?

What would June play a tune on?

What would June give her pets?

Why do you think June's pets loved her?

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'oi' as in oil Finish the words.

Draw a picture for each word.

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Circle all the words with 'oi' sounds.

Damien was a very spoilt little boy. He had a toy train. The train needed oil to make it go. One day Damien got three more carriages so he joined them together with a coil. It made a lot of noise. Damien put more oil in the joints and the noise stopped. The train came off the tracks into some soil. The soil spoilt the joints. Damien cleaned the joints and put more oil on them. The train was not spoilt any more.

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What did the train need?

What did Damien join the carriages with?

Why did the joints get spoilt?

Do you think Damien liked his train?

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'ear' as in fear Finish the words.

Draw a picture for each word.

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Underline all the words with 'ear' sounds.

Years ago a thirty-year-old lady went for a walk in the bush. She disappeared for a long time. Some people went searching for her. They came near her but they could not hear her cries for help. As she cried, the tears ran down her cheeks. She made a spear out of a long branch from the tree she lay underneath. With the spear she could help herself stand up. The lady had to be careful because there was a sheer drop just beside her.

She stood up and hobbled out of the bush. The searchers saw her appear from out of the bush.

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Answer these questions.

How old was the lady?

Where did she disappear?

Was the lady upset?

Why were the searchers happy?

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'air' as in hair Finish the words.

Draw a picture for each word.

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Can you climb stairs?

Does a lion live in a lair?

Do you have a pair of gloves?

Have you ridden in a chair-o-plane?

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Read the story.

Underline all the words with 'air' sounds.

Lippy Lion lived all alone in his lair. He was very sad. One day he lay in the entrance of his lair. He was dreaming about how he would love a friend. Suddenly, out of nowhere a little fairy appeared. She had a head of fair hair. The fairy asked the lion, ' Would you like to come to the fair with me?' 'Oh, yes, please,' answered the lion. So off to the fair went Lippy and the little fairy. They went on the chair-o-plane and had fairy-floss. After the fair was over, they went back to Lippy's lair. Lippy said, 'Thank you little fairy.' Little fairy said goodbye

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Answer these questions.

Where did Lippy live?

Why was he sad?

Who did Lippy go to the fair with?

What ride did Lippy go on?

Do you think Lippy was happy?

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