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Level 2 — Lesson 2

Digraphs at the Start
Today's Focus: Beginning Digraphs — two letters, one new sound

Anchor Words

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Abby
/ă/ — short A
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Effort
/ĕ/ — short E
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Issue
/ĭ/ — short I
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Otto
/ŏ/ — short O
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Usher
/ŭ/ — short U
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Our Level 1 friends help us read digraph words too!

🎓 Practice Words

Tap each word. Sound out the digraph as one sound, then blend!

🍟 chip /ch/ /i/ /p/
🚢 ship /sh/ /i/ /p/
🪡 thin /th/ /i/ /n/

Tap a word above to see it broken apart:

ch
i
p
chip
Consonant Vowel Digraph

📚 Word Bank

All the beginning digraph words in this lesson:

chap chat check chest chick chill chin chip chop chug shed shell shin ship shop shot shut than that them then thick thin thing this thud whip when which

📖 Silly Story Time!

All five friends are here! Pick digraph words from the dropdowns to make a silly story.
Then read it out loud — show some effort!

The

Abby had a with a on a .

The chick was and sat on a in the .

Effort did and for a .

Issue had a when a fell on the mat.

Otto got a and a hot dog at the .

Usher said, "What a fun on the !"

The End!

Sight Words Used

These common words appear in the story. Practice reading them on sight!

a the on and to in at it for was with had his her she he did said what