Week 2 · 10–15 min · Year 2 English
Long vowels: ai and igh
19–25 October 2026
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Print English and maths for Long vowels: ai and igh
Child sheet
Say the sound, then the word. ai and igh both say a long vowel. Circle ai or igh in each word.
1.Read: rain, train, paint, snail. Underline ai.
2.Read: night, light, high, sight. Underline igh.
3.Which word has igh: boat, night, boat again? Write night.
4.Make one real sentence with rain or night (about Aotearoa weather is fine).
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Parent card
Script · say this · answers · stop if tense. Not a school report.
Script
- If they stall, say the sound, then blend. Do not sound out the whole page.
- Praise the try, not speed.
Stop if tense
Three words is enough. You read the rest.
Answers — keep closed
- ai words
- rain, train, paint, snail
- igh words
- night, light, high, sight
- which has igh
- night