Did you know the long “i” sound has 5 graphemes (which means you can write the sound in 5 different ways)??? Like many rules in English, there are exceptions to these rules, but as a general rule of thumb… 1. “igh”: The combination “igh” often represents the long “i” sound when it is found in the middle of a word. Examples: night, light, fight (but not high where it comes at the end of a word). 2. “i_e” (split digraph): When the “i” is followed by a consonant and then a silent “e”, it usually re