1. Phoneme Detectives Case: Find alternative spellings for the /ai/ sound
Phoneme Detectives Case: Find alternative spellings for the /ai/ sound. Start by spotting the /ai/ sounds in the text on the next page?

2. Dear Di
My mate is always late. Every day I wait for him at eight on the corner of the estate. It never fails: half an hour later he trails along like a snail. Every day I’m waiting for ages. It’s not safe and it’s starting to frustrate me. It’s my fate to be late for school every day. I’m even getting worse grades. I stayed with him once. His dad lays out his clothes, makes his breakfast (plate of baked beans like a lake) and he’s still late. Even when we go to play football or to the Arcade, he’s late.
I start every day in a real rage, knowing he'll be late again. Maybe I should say something. But I don’t want to change things in case I
lose my mate. I’ve been thinking about what to do for ages. My head aches. I’m in a state.
Help!

3. a_e ay ai eigh hate pay snail eight
There are some other rare spellings of /ai/. Can you discover them?

4. Now play a
SORTING GAME
to investigate the
BEST GUESSES
for spelling /ai/?

5. Best Guesses a_e ai ay a eigh ey ei The best guess is:
You (usually) only get this in the middle of the word :
You (usually) only get this at the end of the word:
Not as common: ai ay
a eigh ey ei