Twelve words with the vowel teams oa (boat), ai (rain) and ay (play). Your child learns that ai usually sits in the middle of a word and ay at the end, then practises with tracing, gap-fill sentences, unscrambling and a parent-read test.
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Work through the four parts in order. Say each word out loud as you write it.
Two vowels can team up to make one sound. oa makes the long 'o' sound (boat). ai and ay both make the long 'a' sound: ai is usually in the middle of a word (rain) and ay is usually at the end (play).
Choose the word from your list that fits each sentence and write it in the gap.
The letters of each word are mixed up. Write the word correctly on the line.
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