Sentences · oy as in boy; oi as in oil; sentences · Long u as u-e; sentences
Grade 2 · Day 70 · Alpha-Phonics Lesson 113, Lesson 114, Lesson 115 · p.120–122 · 31.4 min · teacher edition of the student sheet
/ɔɪ/ · oi
Our new sound: /ɔɪ/ written oi
Start with round lips and your mouth open, the way you say 'aw'. Then slide your tongue up and forward until you are smiling — /ɔɪ/, as in 'boy' and 'oil'.
Check yourself: Mirror: round lips at the start, smiling lips at the end. If your lips never change, it is not the sound yet.
Watch for: Splitting it into two separate vowels — 'bo-y'. It is one slide, not two syllables.
Read these · 40 words
How
did
the
cow
get
out
of ◆
house
mouse
let
her
found
near
Brother
said ◆
They
loud
sound
fell
down
Ouch
clown
ran
went
downtown
took
an
hour
to
find
was ◆
in
crowd
and
then
she
around
tower
now
brown
◆ marks a word that does NOT follow today's pattern — Blumenfeld boxes these on the page. Teach it by heart; do not let the class sound it out and lose faith in the rule.
Read the sentences
How did the cow get out of the house?
A mouse let her out.
"I found the cow near the house," Brother said.
The house fell down.
"Ouch," said the clown.
The clown ran out of the house.
They went downtown.
It took an hour to find the cow.
Write what you hear
How
did
the
cow
get
Say the word, have them repeat it, count the sounds on fingers, THEN write. The count is what stops a child writing the first letter and guessing the rest.