Help kids practice spellingoi and oy wordswith this fun, engaging phonics activity!
In thisvowel teamsactivities, children will add the vowels to mayoy wordsandoi phonics words.
Simply print the free printableoi sounds wordsand you are ready to play and learn with first grade students.
There are so many of them and numerous rules.
Some make the long wounds.
Others make totally different sounds.
As my little girl is working through these sounds, we have needed lots of extra practice.
For the last few weeks, we have been working on the oi sound.
And so these simple word cards to practice spelling oi and oy words came in handy.
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oi sound words
So what is the rule for spelling oy and oi words?
Lets tackle the oi first.
This vowel team is generally found in the middle of words or at the beginning.
Think about the word oil as an example of seeing oi at the beginning.
Words like soil, coin and moist are great examples of this.
Toilet is a two-syllable word.
Toy, soy, and joy are great examples of this.
oy sound words
But once again, syllabe breaks are very important.
Look at the word oyster.
At first glance, you may think this is a rule breaker.
Lets break it into syllables.
The oy is standing alone or is at the end of the syllable.
This is why we use the oy.
Once again the oy is at the end of the syllable.
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