2nd grade
ou and ow
The /ow/ sound: trace cloud, house and cow, color the ou and ow words, fill in the right spelling and read a sentence.
Phonics worksheet · Bossy R and diphthongs
oi and oy
The /oy/ sound: trace coin, oil and boy, color the oi and oy words, fill in the right spelling and read a sentence.
- Grade level
- 2nd grade
- Time
- About 15 minutes
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- R-controlled vowels, Diphthongs, Spelling one sound many ways
What kids do
“Read, trace, find and fill in oi and oy words.”
Printed on the sheet:
- 2. Read and trace
- 3. Color every word with oi or oy
- 4. Write oi or oy to finish each word
- Tip: oy comes at the end of a word. oi comes in the middle.
- 5. Read the sentence. Trace the oi and oy words.
- The boy found a coin in the soil.
- 6. Draw a boy with a toy
Teacher tip
oi is usually in the middle, oy at the end. Look at coin and boy.
How to use it
- Sort word cards by sound before writing.
- Point out that one sound can have several spellings, so kids need to remember which one.
- Keep a set of letter tiles or magnetic letters on the table for building words.
Watch for
er, ir and ur sound the same, so spelling them is about memory. Group words by spelling.
Talk about it
- Which spellings make the same sound?
- How did you figure out that word?
Take it further
Write a pirate story full of ar words.
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