English · Stage 3
Vowel Patterns
Phonics — read vowel-plus-letter patterns ar (car), or (fork), oi (coin) and ow (cow / snow)
✦ English📘 Stage 3 · S3⏱ ~10 min🧒 Ages 7–8★ Free to start
I can read words with vowel patterns such as ar, or, oi and ow.
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Kavi Meets the Vowel Patterns
"Some letters team up to make their own special sound," says Kavi the owl. "ar says /ar/ in car, or says /or/ in fork, and oi says /oi/ in coin. The ow team is clever — it says /ow/ in cow but /ō/ in snow! Say the pattern as one sound, then blend the whole word."
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What your child will learn
1Say the pattern as one sound, then blendEach red tile is a vowel pattern — letters that make one sound together. Tap each tile, then press Blend to hear the whole word.
2The -ar rhyming familyThese words all use the ar pattern and end the same way, so they rhyme. Tap each one and listen.
3Does it have a vowel pattern?
4Four patterns, their own soundsWhen you see these letters together, say them as one sound, then blend the word.
5Say what each pattern word meansYou read these by blending the vowel pattern. Tap each card to hear it, then say it back.
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A peek inside
Let's blend c – ar. Remember ar is one pattern that says /ar/. What word?
/k/ … /ar/ → blend all through
Try this at home: Blend the pattern word: c – ar. What word is it?
Ready to play and learn?
Start the free interactive lesson, or print the handout for screen-free play.
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