Spelling Words with Blends and Digraphs

Now you can spell bigger words. Say the word, tap the sounds, and write letters for each one. Remember that one sound might need two letters. Let's spell 'chest'. Tap: /ch/ /e/ /s/ /t/. Four sounds. The first sound /ch/ needs two letters, c-h.

Then e, then s, then t. Chest! Try 'shrimp': /sh/ /r/ /i/ /m/ /p/. That is five sounds and six letters. After you write a word, read it back slowly to check that every sound has its letters.

• 1Tap the sounds before you write.
• 2Some sounds need two letters.
• 3Read your word back to check it.