‘oy’ and ‘oi’

Royal Roy - 'oy' and 'oi' Phonics Story

Royal Roy is a young prince who is forever annoying the staff in the castle by singing loudly and destroying things. One day, little Roy received a gift and a note from his dad. Will the note change the type of king Roy will be?

This is a fantastic resource that introduces your class to a range of ‘oy’ and ‘oi’ words. The children will read through the short story and underline all of the ‘oy’ and ‘oi’ words.

On the activity card, the children are challenged to answer the questions by remembering the events in the story.

Word Wheels

Allow your children to create different words using the word wheels.

You children will write a letter/s in each section of the two wheels and write the ‘oy’ or ‘oi’ sound in the middle of the rectangular box. Using  split pins, you must then connect the wheels to the rectangular frame. Your children can now create ‘oy’ or ‘oi’ words.

'oi' and 'oy' Flashcards

Download our ‘oi’ and ‘oy’ flashcards set to help your children recognise the associated words.

The is a great resource as it allows your class to recognise when to use each sound when writing the words independently. This will also help their spelling skills as well as philological awareness.

All the words are placed of two flashcards for revision purposes  once the sound has been learned.

'oi' and 'oy' Sentences

This resource has been created for Foundation Stage children as the ‘oi’ and ‘oy’ words and sentences are simplistic.

This is a differentiated resource that allows your children to complete the sentences by adding in the missing ‘oi’ and ‘oy’ words.

The capital letters and full stops are missing in one worksheet to develop punctuation skills.

The word list is also missing in the third sheet to stretch your HA children.

'oi' and 'oy' Sentences (Harder)

This resource has been created for Early KS1 children as the ‘oi’ and ‘oy’ words and sentences are more complex

This is a differentiated resource that allows your children to complete the sentences by adding in the missing ‘oi’ and ‘oy’ words.

The capital letters and full stops are missing in one worksheet to develop punctuation skills. The children must look for names as well as capital letters at the beginning of sentences to complete the activity correctly.

Read, Write, Cover, Check

Allow the children to practise writing their oi/oy words to help reinforce sounds and spellings.

'oi' Anagrams

In this game the children must spell the words by selecting the bouncing letters in order they appear in each word in the word bank to the left.

Spelling In Context

This is a super learning game when looking at the ‘oi’ sound.

This activity challenges the children to work on the spelling of the ‘oi’ words and also to read for meaning. The children must place the correct word into sentence given after reading and understanding.

You can give your less able children a word list to help them with the sentences.

The 'oi/oy' Song

This catchy song explores the ‘oi’ and ‘oy’ spelling within a variety of words. You can ask the children to think up of their own ‘oi/oy’ words in a class chant.

First organise the children into a circle. Each child will then think of a word and will tell the other children that sound followed by the word.

For example, “O – Y says… BOY, BOY, BOY.” The children will then take turns trying to remember which oy/oi sound is used in the word.

This is a great way for children to think of the ‘oi/oy’ words in a fun and meaningful way.

Choosing the Spelling

A great game in which the children will choose the correct sound for the word.

The word is accompanied by a picture to give clues. This game enables the children to explore new vocabulary whilst developing their sound and spelling knowledge.

'oi' Word Search

This is an interactive word search that allows your children to search for different oi words.

You can differentiate the word search by selecting the more difficult option.

'oi' and 'oy' Worksheet

This is a great worksheets that allows the children to work on their word recognition.

To extend this worksheet, remove the word bank. By doing this, they must also show a clear understanding of both the ‘0i’ and ‘oy’ spellings.

The Worksheet Package

This resource package consists of 36 pages of resources to help you teach the ‘oy and oi’ sound to your children.

It includes snap games, handwriting practice, selections games and vocabulary development to mention but a few.

Just to save you time creating the worksheets – well worth a look!

Floyd Boil

A story using the ‘oi’ phoneme. Royal Princess Joyce is about to marry Floyd but he has a problem with a boil.

A story with lots of rhyming and multiple repetitions of the ‘oi’ phoneme.

Phonics Scrabble

In this activity, the children will create different ‘oy’ words using the scrabble letters and values.

The children will write down a variety of words to determine which word scores the best on a game of scrabble.

A fun way to encourage spelling and the learning of new vocabulary associated with a particular sound. This game can be played with any of their sounds.