igh, ie, and y

Night, pie, fly.

Warm-up, learn, try it together, practice, then a quick check. About 15 minutes.

What children learn in Level 12

The long i sound can be spelled igh like night, ie like pie, or just y at the end, like fly.
Night has the long i sound, spelled i g h.
igh is often in the middle or at the end, like night and high. ie and y come at the end, like pie and fly.
Your turn! Spell light.
Now sort these words by their spelling.

Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards:

2.F.P.1.b — Identify and produce both long and short vowel sounds for A, E, I, O, U, including final -e, vowel digraphs, r-controlled vowels, and diphthongs.