Fun with IE and IGH Words

A Grade 2 Phonics Adventure Learning Long I Sounds

What We'll Learn Today

Words that have IE making the long I sound Words that have IGH making the long I sound How to read and spell these tricky words Fun activities with our new words

Let's Think About Sounds

What sound do you hear in these words? my • fly • cry • try

The Long I Sound

The long I sound says its own name: I Like in: my, fly, cry, try Today we'll learn two NEW ways to spell this sound IE and IGH

IE Words

IE Word Practice

Let's read these IE words together: pie • tie • lie • die • cries • tries

More IE Words

dried - past tense of dry fried - past tense of fry tried - past tense of try Notice: These are action words from the past!

IGH Words

IGH Word Practice

Let's read these IGH words together: light • night • right • sight • bright • flight

IE vs IGH Words

{"left":"IE Words:\npie\ntie\nlie\ncries\ntried\n","right":"IGH Words:\nlight\nnight\nright\nbright\nsight"}

Which Spelling?

Listen to this word: NIGHT Does it use IE or IGH? How do you know?

Word Detective Game

I'll say a word, you tell me: Does it use IE or IGH? Ready? Let's try: BRIGHT