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Phonics: ai and a-e
Connect P2 Term 2: Unit 10
GoalHear and read the sound ay in ai and a-e words.
New words
train · it runs on a railwayrain · water from the cloudssnail · a small animal with a shellcake · a sweet food for a partysnake · a long animal with no legs
Explanation
Two spellings can say the same sound: ay, like the name of the letter a. The letters ai say ay in train and rain. In cake and snake, the a and the e work together: a, then one letter, then e at the end. The e is silent. Say: ai, ai, train. a-e, a-e, cake.
Worked examples
Listen and say. Find a-e.
On a rainy day Mina sees a snail in the garden. She makes a cake with her mum. They eat the cake at the table.
| ai | a-e |
|---|---|
| train | cake |
| rain | snake |
| snail | grapes |
Now you. Say a word with ai and a word with a-e.
Class activity
Sound hunt. Look round your home. Find things with the ay sound. Say the word and clap. Is it ai (like train) or a-e (like cake)? Make two lists on paper.
Practice
1
Listen. Do you hear ai or a-e?
…
ai.
2
Look. Which picture has a-e in its name: the cake or the cat?
The cake.
3
Fill in: sn__l (ai or a-e?). A small animal with a shell.
ai (snail).
4
Which word has a-e: cake or tail?
cake.
5
Writing: copy ‘The snake eats cake.’ (Then say: is that true?)
The snake eats cake.