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The Hardest Sounds

English Home Language · Term 4

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On this Quest, you'll discover…

The last and trickiest spelling patterns in Grade 3 — the ones that break the rules.

  • Hear hard and soft c: cat and city.
  • Hear hard and soft g: goat and giant.
  • Read here, hair and square and notice three spellings, one sound family.
  • Take on -igh and -eigh: high, night, neigh, eight.
  • Take on -ough and -augh: tough, thought, caught.

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