››Long A: AI and AY
Grade 1 · English
Long A: AI and AY
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Rain, tail, snail / play, say, tray — two ways to spell the long A sound!
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Read the sentence. Fill in the correct AI or AY word!

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We took the to the city.
clay
mail
train
The lost cat was a cat.
play
clay
stray
She made a pot out of .
clay
train
play
The children love to outside.
rain
play
mail
The came and the grass got wet.
rain
train
stray
2

Sort these words into the correct group!

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clay
say
tray
play
mail
rain
hay
sail
snail
tail
AI words
write the words here
AY words
write the words here
3

Complete with AI or AY!

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She put the cups on the tr.
ai
ay
She can pl the piano.
ai
ay
The rn falls from the sky.
ai
ay
The cl pot was made by hand.
ai
ay
He had to wt at the door.
ai
ay
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