Year 1Vowel teams
oi words
The letters o and i work together to make the /oi/ sound.
oi/oy/ as in coin
Words with oi
Tap a word to see its sounds and hear it.
oi in the middle
Read oi in a sentence.
Every sentence is checked against the sound.
- 1Boil the oil.
- 2Join me at the point.
- 3Do not spoil the soil.
- 4The coin is on the foil.
How to teach oi
- Introduce the vowel digraph. Explain that a vowel digraph is two vowels that work together to make one sound.
- Model saying the target phoneme three times.
- Students repeat.
- Check articulation and correct mouth placement.
- Identify the phoneme in the example words.
- Explain the spelling generalisation: We usually use oi to spell the /oi/ phoneme in the middle of words (e.g. coin, boil, soil). At the end of words or syllables, we usually use oy instead (e.g. boy, toy, enjoy).
Other ways to spell /oy/
- oy
Decodable stories with oi.
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Make a whole oi lesson.
Slides, words and sentences, matched to the sounds your class has learned.