Advanced Vowel Team Decoding: oi, oy

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Sample questions

1. Which word has the same vowel sound as 'coin'?

○ book

✓ join

○ house

○ boat

Answer: join — Listen carefully to the sound in the middle of 'coin' and then say each option.

2. Which word has the same vowel sound as 'toy'?

○ cat

○ dog

✓ joy

○ sun

Answer: joy — The 'oy' sound is often heard at the end of words. Listen for that sound.

3. How do you spell the word that means a loud sound, like from a horn?

○ nose

○ nouise

○ noos

✓ noise

Answer: noise — The /oi/ sound in the middle of a word is usually spelled with 'oi'.

Recognize the common sound of the vowel teams 'oi' and 'oy'.
Segment and blend words containing 'oi' (e.g., coin, boil) and 'oy' (e.g., toy, joy).
Read aloud sentences and short passages containing words with 'oi' and 'oy'.
Spell words accurately using 'oi' and 'oy' based on their typical position in a word (e.g., 'oi' in middle, 'oy' at end).
Justify the correct spelling of words like 'boy' and 'soil' when writing a story about a pirate's treasure.

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