Choose Between Digraphs ai and ay

In this worksheet, students will practise spelling words containing 'ai' and 'ay' digraphs from dictated sentences.

Key stage: KS 1

Year: Year 1 English worksheets

Curriculum topic: Writing: Transcription

Curriculum subtopic: Distinguish Different Spellings of Same Sound

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Worksheet Overview

These words have the same long 'a' sound but use different digraphs.

hay bales

bucket

hay

'ay' is usually at the end of words

pails

'ay' and 'ai' are digraphs that sound the same.

In this activity, we will practise spelling words with these digraphs.

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