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Worksheets for ai & ay words

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Looking for a set of ay and ai worksheets to review these common spelling patterns? Look no further!

Grab this set of free ai and ay worksheets for extra reading practice!

Today I’m adding to our collection of long a printables with this set of worksheets.

Printable ay & ai worksheets

Grab this set of free ai and ay worksheets for extra reading practice!

I strongly encourage you to choose just the worksheets that fit the needs and interests of your child. Remember that you’re not teaching the phonics pattern with these pages; you’re checking to see that your child understands it. You don’t need nine worksheets to do that!

However, I’ll let you know that this cut-and-sort page is never optional for my kiddo because it’s so important that kids can hear the different sounds in words.

This time my Six had to listen for the long a sound. If it was at the end of a word, he glued the picture in the “ay” column. If he heard long a in the middle of a word, he glued the picture in the “ai” column.

Grab this set of free ai and ay worksheets for extra reading practice!

If you’re a classroom teacher, there’s no law that says everyone has to do the same worksheets!  You might print a variety and let your students choose 2-3 to do.

I’m guessing a lot of students would choose this quick one – it’s a simple matching worksheet.

Grab this set of free ai and ay worksheets for extra reading practice!

For this page, my Six identified the correct spelling of each picture’s name.

Grab this set of free ai and ay worksheets for extra reading practice!

He enjoyed using our alphabet stamps to complete this page.

Grab this set of free ai and ay worksheets for extra reading practice!

By the way, I should point out that we don’t normally do worksheets with gel pens. But my Six had just bought this set of pens with his Christmas money, and he was anxious to use them. 😉

This word search is a good example of an optional worksheet. I never recommend word searches unless kids enjoy them and do them without a lot of frustration. Otherwise, they’re a slow form of torture. (Not to mention a huge time-waster.)

This is the first time my Six volunteered to do the word search in one of our packs.

Grab this set of free ai and ay worksheets for extra reading practice!

By this point my Six had been working for a good thirty minutes. After drawing a few pictures, he asked if he could go play.  I certainly had enough evidence that he could read and spell words with the ai or ay pattern.

So off he went!

We hope your learners enjoy these!

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23 Comments

  1. Jarielle

    October 13, 2022 at 4:59 pm

    These are great! Is there a set for oi and oy words?

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    • Heather Groth, Customer Support

      October 13, 2022 at 6:50 pm

      HI Jarielle! We have a set just like this for oi and oy words in our membership website, The Measured Mom Plus! If you’d like more information you can find out more about the membership here, https://membership.themeasuredmom.com/. Thank you!

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  2. Krista

    March 10, 2020 at 8:02 pm

    Do you have any matching pages for oa words? I love your site and have used your materials for long vowels but cannot find words with oa.

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    • Anna G

      March 13, 2020 at 6:35 am

      No, not at this time. 🙂 If you are a member of The Measured Mom Plus, check the long vowel page. I’m adding a lot of vowel team activities there. Here’s info about the membership: https://membership.themeasuredmom.com/

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  3. Melissa

    October 6, 2018 at 7:04 pm

    I am so glad that I found your website. Your material has been, and will continue to be a tremendous help as I homeschool my kiddos. Thank you for not just making the materials available but sharing your experience. Your website has been a blessing!

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    • Anna G

      October 23, 2018 at 5:55 am

      Thank you so much for your kind comment, Melissa!

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  4. Jean Konkle

    April 13, 2018 at 11:35 am

    I work as a volunteer. I am a retired reading intervention and early primary teacher. I didn’t usually use worksheets in the classroom, nor do I now, but I am grateful for the pages I found here that will work for me with one struggling student. Sometimes a worksheet is just the right thing, and I am glad I found yours. Thank you.

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    • Anna G

      April 15, 2018 at 8:03 am

      You’re very welcome, Jean!

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  5. Heather

    February 22, 2018 at 8:56 am

    Love this resource, Anna! Thank you so much!!!! Love the bubble fill spelling options, too. It really makes my student think of why he is using the various spelling patterns.

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    • Anna G

      February 23, 2018 at 9:18 am

      You’re welcome, Heather!

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  6. Nicole

    January 28, 2018 at 1:21 pm

    A huge shout out to you for creating these amazing resources. I teach first grade and my kids love all the activities I print from your website. Thank you so much for offering these free to teachers 🙂

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    • Anna G

      January 28, 2018 at 6:45 pm

      You’re very welcome, Nicole!

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  7. Hope

    December 19, 2017 at 7:21 am

    Thank you so much for this resource! I am so excited to use this in my stations!

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    • Anna G

      December 28, 2017 at 12:46 pm

      You’re very welcome, Hope!

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  8. Faye Fulton

    July 30, 2017 at 5:16 pm

    As I told you in a previous message I am a volunteer tutor to two adult literacy students. I have found so many helpful worksheets that I have a hard time choosing which ones to use. Thank you, thank you, thank you. I meet with each student once a week and I just found out that one is dyslexic and tested on low 2nd grade level.

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    • Anna Geiger

      August 6, 2017 at 6:46 am

      Thank you for all the dedication you show to your adult learners, Faye! I hope you find many helpful resources here.

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  9. Crystal

    January 25, 2017 at 9:17 pm

    I just had a meeting with the Special Education Instructor. Looking at my sons recent work made me realize we needed to recap /ay/ and /ee/. I’ve always loved your resources and this one was a great reminder of why I stopped by so often. Thank you again, Anna.

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    • Anna Geiger

      January 26, 2017 at 9:18 pm

      Yay – so glad you can use these, Crystal!

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  10. Kate

    January 24, 2017 at 8:19 pm

    Just noticed that the cut & paste page shows “tree” instead of “nail”.

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    • Anna Geiger

      January 24, 2017 at 8:39 pm

      Thanks, Kate! Fixed it.

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  11. Kate

    January 24, 2017 at 8:14 pm

    Wow! I taught ai and ay to my child in homeschool just last week. Perfect timing for some reinforcement!

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    • Anna Geiger

      January 24, 2017 at 8:35 pm

      Wow, he’s doing great! Glad we got them made in time!

      Reply to this comment

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