READ/SPELL – quadgraph ‘eigh’

Reading / Spelling
  • This resource pack of 6 pages covers hearing, reading, spelling and using words with quadgraph ‘eigh’
  • The quadgraph is highlighted grey and shows where ‘e’ ‘i’, ‘g’ and ‘h’ work together to make one sound (eight)
  • The same sound can also be represented by other graphemes - ‘magic e with a’ (cake), ‘ai’ (wait) & ‘ay’ (day)
  • The graphemes are compared and used in the activity
  • Click on the loudspeaker icon for sound
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Last updated
21st March 2026

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  • Words such as eighteen can be divided into two syllables - eigh/teen

  • Breaking words into syllables helps with both reading and spelling

  • A grapheme is the letter or group of letters that represents one phoneme (one unit of sound)

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