2. Vowel Pairs ai, ay By Miss Udell

3. Blend This Word! /m/m /m/m

4. / mai

5. Blend This Word! / mail

6. Blend This Word! / mail

7. Blend / pl

8. Blend / play

9. Blend / play

10. Connect Sounds to Letters / The long a vowel sound that you hear in mail and play is made by the vowel pairs ai and ay. / Now, read these words. / The long a vowel sound that you hear in mail and play is made by the vowel pairs ai and ay. / Now, read these words.

11. Connect Sounds to Letters / snail spray / snail spray

12. Longer Words / com

13. Longer Words / com /

14. Longer Words / com / plain

15. Longer Words / complain

16. Longer Words / wait

17. Longer Words / wait /

18. Longer Words / wait / ing

19. Longer Words waiting

20. Longer Words / may

21. Longer Words / may /

22. Longer Words / may / be

23. Longer Words maybe

24. More Long Words Divide the word into syllables and sound out each part! Remember that ai and ay both make the long a sound. / ex / plain / play / ful / rai / sin Divide the word into syllables and sound out each part! Remember that ai and ay both make the long a sound. / ex / plain / play / ful / rai / sin

25. Real and Nonsense Words / staying=stay / ing / contain= con / tain / blaiset=blai / set / glayon=glay / on / staying=stay / ing / contain= con / tain / blaiset=blai / set / glayon=glay / on

26. How do you know whether a word should be spelled with ay or ai? mailpay swaying complain How do you know whether a word should be spelled with ay or ai? mailpay swaying complain

27. ai or ay? p ___ ___ d ai or ay? p ___ ___ d

28. ai or ay? p ___ ___ d paid ai or ay? p ___ ___ d paid

29. ai or ay? spr___ ___ ai or ay? spr___ ___

30. ai or ay? spr___ ___ spray ai or ay? spr___ ___ spray

31. ai or ay? st___ ___ ing ai or ay? st___ ___ ing

32. ai or ay? st___ ___ ing staying ai or ay? st___ ___ ing staying

33. ai or ay? pl ___ ___ n ai or ay? pl ___ ___ n

34. ai or ay? pl ___ ___ n plain ai or ay? pl ___ ___ n plain

35. Now it is your turn! / Listen as your teacher says each word. / Take apart the word and say each sound separately. / Write one syllable at a time. / Listen as your teacher says each word. / Take apart the word and say each sound separately. / Write one syllable at a time.

36. Now, turn to page 158 in your Reading Practice Books! Excellent Reading Second Graders!