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1 Let's look together
Look at make. The a and the final e work together, even though k is between them. We call this a split digraph: two letters writing one vowel sound.
Listen to your adult say make. Point to m, then a and e together, then k. Blend the sounds. Do not add another sound for the final e.
m + a–e + k → makec + a–e + k → cakenamegame
Look, point and talk with your adult.
2 Watch how I do it
I join a and e with my finger in make. My adult models its vowel sound. I blend the sounds in order: make. I say, 'I can make a cake.'
3 Your turn
In cake, which two letters write the vowel sound? Say the word with your adult.
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Let's check together
a and the final e. The k is between them. Read cake.
4 Try it away from the page
Build make and cake with letter cards. Keep a and e in place and swap m for c. Read both words. Practise one change at a time.
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Adult notes · prerequisites, safety and coverage
Teach after the relevant sounds in the child's systematic phonics sequence. Model the sound, not the letter names used in the explanation. Contrast with an already-known word such as cap/cape only when ready. Not every word ending in e follows this pattern: have is different.
Read instructions aloud. Word-reading practice must match the child's taught sounds. The phonics pages support, but do not replace, the school's systematic synthetic phonics programme. Shared stories are adult-read unless the child can decode them. Re-read and practise daily.
Connect taught sounds and spellings for decoding.
Blend and reread words matched to taught sound-spelling knowledge.
Practise Year 1 spelling patterns, prefixes and endings.