Free printable · Sound: igh
igh Decodable Story – Lights at Night (Free Printable)
A short decodable story that practises the igh sound, plus a matching handwriting sheet. Every word can be sounded out by a child who has learned vowel teams, apart from a few common tricky words.
Download the free PDF (2 pages, A4)Prints well in black and white. Free for home and classroom use.
For parents
- Read the story together three times this week. Your child colours a star each time.
- Point to each word as they read. Three letters, one sound: i-g-h says the long i sound. The g and h are silent helpers.
- Hunt for the igh words and write six of them in the boxes.
- Finish with the tracing sheet: trace the grey words, then write each one on its own.
For teachers
- Fits a systematic synthetic phonics sequence at Set 3 · Vowel teams, after teaching the igh spelling of the long i sound. Suits Year 1.
- Tracing sheet uses the VIC / WA / NT Beginners handwriting style.
- 49 words, 7 different igh words, short sentences.
- Use for small-group reading, repeated reading for fluency, or homework.
- Photocopy freely for your class.
igh words in this story
- night
- bright
- light
- sighs
- might
- fright
- tight
Tricky words used
- is
- the
- has
- a
- so
- to
- i
- like
- his
- what
Common words that can't be fully sounded out yet. Practise them by sight.
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Practise igh with Digby
In Wombat Words, your child reads stories like this one aloud and Digby follows along, then they trace the tricky words in their school's handwriting style. You get a report showing which sounds they've mastered.