AI and AY: read and match
Phonics · Phonics patterns: AI and AYGrade 1Free PDF
Free printable AI and AY worksheet: read rain, snail, train, nail, hay, tray and draw a line from each word to its picture.
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The same ZB style shapes as this sheet, as your child plays them in LetterSchool: three short games that teach where to start and which way to go.
- 1Tap the dots
- 2Trace the path
- 3Write it yourself
How to use this worksheet
- 1ai and ay both say a as in its name; ai is usually inside a word (rain), ay usually at the end (day).
- 2Read the word first, then find the picture. Do not guess from the first letter.
- 3Cover the pictures and read the words again.
Words on this sheet
rainsnailtrainnailhaytray
Words children read are printed in school print (Zaner-Bloser style), with the same simple a and g they learn to write. Print on US Letter or A4; the PDF has no ads and no website headers.
