Identifying Phonetic Sounds in Words

Mrs. Honey, a primary school teacher, introduces digraphs, which are two letters making one sound. She explains various digraphs like CH, SH, TH, and their sound variations. The video covers different spellings for similar sounds, such as AI and AY for 'a', and OA and OW for 'o'. Complex digraphs like OO, QU, AR, and OR are also discussed. The video concludes with additional digraphs like IE, OU, and WH, emphasizing their importance in English phonics.

What is a digraph?

• A single letter making two sounds

• Two letters making one sound

• A letter that changes sound

• Two letters making two sounds

What sound do the letters C and H make together?

• PH

• SH

• TH

• CH

Which word contains the SH sound?

• Cheese

• Ship

• Brother

• Rain

How many versions of the TH sound are there?

• Two

• Four

• Three

• One

Which word contains the NG sound?

• Goat

• Strong

• Cheese

• Play

Which digraph makes the long E sound?

• EE

• AI

• OW

• QU

Which word contains the AI sound?

• Play

• Rain

• Book

• Snow

What sound do the letters O and A make together?

• U

• OW

• OI

• O

Which word contains the long OO sound?

• Coin

• House

• Zoo

• Book

What sound do the letters Q and U make together?

• QU

• CH

• SH

• TH