Complete the vowel digraph words

Key Notes :

Sometimes two vowels work together as a vowel digraph. The first vowel in a vowel digraph says its name. It makes a long vowel sound. The second vowel is silent.

  • The vowel digraph ai makes the long a sound (/ā/).
mail
chain
  • The vowel digraphs ea and ee make the long e sound (/ē/).
leaf
sweep
  • The vowel digraph ie makes the long i sound (/ī/).
pie
tie
  • The vowel digraph oa makes the long o sound (/ō/).
boat
toast
  • The vowel digraph ue makes the long u sound (/ū/).
glue
blue

Learn with an example

🏫 Complete the words.

t r

______oad
_____oad
  • Here, the missing part is t. The letters t-o-a-d make the word toad.
toad
  • Here, the missing part is r. The letters r-o-a-d make the word road.
road

🏫 Complete the words.

m f

___eet
___eet
  • Here, the missing part is f. The letters f-e-e-t make the word feet.
feet
  • Here, the missing part is m. The letters m-e-e-t make the word meet.
meet

🏫 Complete the words.

b c

___oat
___oat
  • Here, the missing part is c. The letters c-o-a-t make the word coat.
coat
  • Here, the missing part is b. The letters b-o-a-t make the word boat.
boat

Let’s practice!