IXL | Select the letters that make a given sound

Listen to the sound.

Which four letters make this sound in the word neigh?

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Listen to the sound.

Which four letters make this sound in the word eight?

Some words have special spelling patterns. When you read and spell, it helps to recognize these patterns.

The letter pattern eigh can make the long a sound, (/ā/):

eight

The letter pattern igh can make the long i sound, (/ī/):

night

The letter pattern ould can make the ood sound:

could

The letter pattern ough can make a few different sounds:

The letter pattern augh usually makes a short o sound, (/ǒ/):

taught

The word laugh is an exception. In this word, the letter pattern augh makes the aff sound:

laugh

In the word eight, the letters e-i-g-h make the long a sound, (/ā/).

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