Vowel Pairs ai, ay By Miss Udell
Blend This Word! /m/m /m/m
/ mai
Blend This Word! / mail
Blend This Word! / mail
Blend / pl
Blend / play
Blend / play
Connect Sounds to Letters / The long a vowel sound that you hear in mail and play is made by the vowel pairs ai and ay. / Now, read these words. / The long a vowel sound that you hear in mail and play is made by the vowel pairs ai and ay. / Now, read these words.
Connect Sounds to Letters / snail spray / snail spray
Longer Words / com
Longer Words / com /
Longer Words / com / plain
Longer Words / complain
Longer Words / wait
Longer Words / wait /
Longer Words / wait / ing
Longer Words waiting
Longer Words / may
Longer Words / may /
Longer Words / may / be
Longer Words maybe
More Long Words Divide the word into syllables and sound out each part! Remember that ai and ay both make the long a sound. / ex / plain / play / ful / rai / sin Divide the word into syllables and sound out each part! Remember that ai and ay both make the long a sound. / ex / plain / play / ful / rai / sin
Real and Nonsense Words / staying=stay / ing / contain= con / tain / blaiset=blai / set / glayon=glay / on / staying=stay / ing / contain= con / tain / blaiset=blai / set / glayon=glay / on
How do you know whether a word should be spelled with ay or ai? mailpay swaying complain How do you know whether a word should be spelled with ay or ai? mailpay swaying complain
ai or ay? p ___ ___ d ai or ay? p ___ ___ d
ai or ay? p ___ ___ d paid ai or ay? p ___ ___ d paid
ai or ay? spr___ ___ ai or ay? spr___ ___
ai or ay? spr___ ___ spray ai or ay? spr___ ___ spray
ai or ay? st___ ___ ing ai or ay? st___ ___ ing
ai or ay? st___ ___ ing staying ai or ay? st___ ___ ing staying
ai or ay? pl ___ ___ n ai or ay? pl ___ ___ n
ai or ay? pl ___ ___ n plain ai or ay? pl ___ ___ n plain
Now it is your turn! / Listen as your teacher says each word. / Take apart the word and say each sound separately. / Write one syllable at a time. / Listen as your teacher says each word. / Take apart the word and say each sound separately. / Write one syllable at a time.
Now, turn to page 158 in your Reading Practice Books! Excellent Reading Second Graders!