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Complex Grapheme Chart | DYNSEO
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Complex Graphemes
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Discover the different ways to spell the same sound! Click the badges to hear the sound, and the words to listen to them.

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How to use:
🔊 Badge/button = hear the sound
👆 Grapheme card = explore (green when seen)
🗣️ Word = read aloud
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Each colour represents a sound. The bold coloured letters in the words show where the sound is. Click on the words to hear them!

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ee

The [iː] sound as in "tree"

Long E — many different spellings!

ee
Middle / end
★★★ Very common
treebeefeetsheep
ea
Middle of word
★★★ Very common
eatbeachdream
ie
Middle of word
★★ Common
piecechiefshield
ey
End of word
★ Less common
keymonkeyvalley
e…e
Silent E pattern
★★ Common
thesehere
ay

The [eɪ] sound as in "cake"

Long A — several different spellings

ai
Middle of word
★★★ Very common
raintraintail
ay
End of word
★★★ Very common
playdaysay
a…e
Silent E pattern
★★★ Very common
cakenamelate
ea
Some words
★ Less common
greatbreak
oa

The [əʊ] sound as in "boat"

Long O — different ways to spell it

oa
Middle of word
★★★ Very common
boatroadcoat
ow
End of word
★★★ Very common
snowgrowshow
o…e
Silent E pattern
★★ Common
homenotebone
o
End of short word
★★ Common
gosono
oo

The [uː] sound as in "moon"

Long OO — a few different spellings

oo
Middle of word
★★★ Very common
moonfoodschool
ue
End of word
★★ Common
bluegluetrue
ew
End of word
★★ Common
newgrewflew
u…e
Silent E pattern
★★ Common
tuneruleflute
igh

The [aɪ] sound as in "night"

Long I — surprising spellings!

igh
Middle / end
★★★ Very common
nightlightright
ie
End of word
★★ Common
pietiedie
i…e
Silent E pattern
★★★ Very common
bikekitetime
y
End of word
★★ Common
flyskycry
or

The [ɔː] sound as in "fork"

OR sound — several spellings

or
All positions
★★★ Very common
forkcornstorm
aw
End of word
★★ Common
clawdrawstraw
au
Middle of word
★★ Common
autumnsaucepause
oor
Middle / end
★ Less common
floordoor
ar

The [ɑː] sound as in "car"

AR sound — mainly one spelling

ar
All positions
★★★ Very common
carstarfarmpark
a
Before silent L
★ Rare
calmpalmhalf

🧠 The Silent E (Magic E) Rule

When a word ends in a silent E, it makes the vowel before it say its long name!

capcape
capelate
bitbite
bikekite
hophope
homenote

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