eigh Phonogram

Phonograms are letters that stand for a single speech sound. Phonograms stick together. They work with each other to make one sound.The letters eigh are a phonogram. They make the "A" sound.

eight, eighteen, neighbor, weight, neigh

 

Using the eigh Phonogram

The eigh phonogram is friendly. It can be in the beginning, middle, or end of a word.

Beginning: eighty

Middle: freight

End: weigh, sleigh

Exercise 1

Which words are spelled correctly?

1) eight, aeight, ayght, aight

2) naybor, naibor, nayebor, neighbor

3) fraight, frayght, fraght, freight

4) slai, sleght, sleigh, sleaigh

5) wai, weigh, waye, waygh, waigh






Answers: eight, neighbor, freight, sleigh, weigh





 

Exercise 2

Directions: Say the word. Cover the word. Write the word three times.

weigh,_________________,_______________,________________

eight,_________________,_______________,________________

sleigh,_________________,_______________,________________

weight,_________________,_______________,________________

neighbor,_________________,_______________,______________

 

Exercise 3

Fill in the blanks with the words below.

eight, neighbor, freight, sleigh, weights, neighed, eighteen, neighborhood, eighty,

1) The _______ train carried the cargo cross country.

2) My ________ borrowed two cups of sugar and three eggs.

3) In the winter time we like to go ______ riding.

4) The horse _______ when I give it a carrot.

5) My grandmother is ______ years old.

6) My dad goes to the gym to lift _______.

7) The____________ dog begs for food from each family.

8) An octopus has _______ legs.

9) There are _________ families in our homeschooling group.







Answers:
1) freight, 2) neighbor, 3) sleigh, 4) neighed, 5)eighty, 6) weights, 7)neighborhood, 8) eight, 9) eighteen

 

Exercise 4

Match the words with its definition from the list below

eight, neighbor, freight, sleigh, weights, neighed, eighteen neighborhood, eighty

1) ____________________: 80

2) ____________________: person who lives near another

3) ____________________: how heavy something is

4) ____________________: 18

5) ____________________: sound a horse makes

6) ____________________: to measure on a scale or balance

7) ____________________: area where one lives

8) ____________________: used to transport people or goods

9) ____________________: to be heavier than another







Answers:
1) eighty,2) neighbor,3) weight,4) eighteen,5) neigh,6) weigh,7) neighborhood,8) sleigh

 

So far we have covered three "A" phonograms (sound families) that only speak one language. They say "A".

The last two "A" phonograms (sound families) are special. They say "A" but they have learned to speak other sounds.

The next lesson will cover one of these special phonograms.