There are 3 main ways to spell an “ai” sound.

e
Read the words. Write them in the correct “ai” spelling.

-y
snail
snake may
cake
train

hay
snake
paint
whale

name

i
tail
play
tray
snail

Action: Cup hand over ear and say ai, ai, ai. 204
 e
There are 2 main ways to write an “ee” sound.
Read the words. Write them in the correct “ee” spellling.

sheep
teeth
beak
bee

keep tea bean

read

a
feet
seal

Action: Put hands on head as if ears on a donkey. Move them up and down
205
as you say eeyore, eeyore.
There are 4 main ways to make an “ie” sound.
Read the words. Write them in the correct “ie” spelling.

light -
like

e kite
my
pie
night
fly
time

gh
tie

die

e
lie
right pie
like sky

Action: Stand to attention and say ie, ie, ie. 206

 There are 3 main ways of writing the “oa” sound.

o-e
Read the words. Write them in the correct “oa” spelling.

snow
nose
nose
toast

oa loaf
slow
oak

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ow rose
those
throw
goat

Action: Bring hand over mouth as if something terrible has happened and
say oh!
There are 3 main ways of writing the “ue” sound.
Read the words. Write them in the correct “ue” sound.

e statue
few
cube
argue

e
skew
rescue
cue
cute

mute

- e pew

Action: Point to people around you and say you, you, you. 208
 e
There are 3 main ways of writing the “er” sound.
Read the words. Write them in the correct “er” spelling.

girl
letter
turn
dinner
first

i Thursday
bird
sister
hurt

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u
purse
shirt
letter
diver

Action: Roll hands over each other like a mixer and say erererer.
 There are 2 main ways of writing the “oi” sound.
Read the words. Write them in the correct “oi” sound.

oi oil

point
boy

joy

toy

spoil
oy
coin

enjoy

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Action: Cup hands around mouth and shout as if to another boat, oi!, ship ahoy!
There are 2 main ways of writing the “ou” sound.
Read the words. Write them in the correct “ou” spelling.

ou
mouth
found
owl
clown
cloud

ow
cloud

mouse
brown
cow

Action: Pretend your finger is a needle and prick your thumb

saying ou, ou, ou. 212