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Week 09 · Night Sky Hill

Wednesday

y at the end
// oa, ow, igh and y
⏱ about 15 min

Wednesday: y at the end

A bird flies across the sky.

"Look at y," says Donnie. "At the start of yes, y is a consonant."

"At the end of a word, y is a vowel!"

See it: y as a vowel

Short words with y at the end say long i.

My, fly, sky and dry all say long i.

Longer words with y at the end say long e.

Happy, sunny and puppy all say long e.

HEAR IT: LONG I OR LONG E?
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Listen to fly. What does the y say?
Listen to happy. What does the y say?
Listen to sky. What does the y say?
Listen to sunny. What does the y say?
READ IT: WHICH WORD FITS?
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
A bird can _ .
The pup is _ .
The sun is in the _ .
I got wet. Now I am _ .
SentenceTrue or false?
The y in my says long i.?
The y in puppy says long i.?
The y in yes is a vowel.?
The y in funny says long e.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEIn yes, y is a consonant. In puppy, y says long e.
READ IT: PICTURE AND WORD
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
kiteWhich word matches the picture?
bikeWhich word matches the picture?
sunWhich word matches the picture?
starWhich word matches the picture?

Build it

BUILD THE WORD FLY
  • Say fly slowly.
  • Tap the sound cards in order.
1First
2Next
3Last
BUILD THE WORD SKY
  • Say sky slowly.
  • Tap the sound cards in order.
1First
2Next
3Last
Read it yourself
my, fly, sky, dry, try
happy, sunny, puppy, funny
My kite can fly high.

Word Spot: picture, change

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Picture: P-I-C-T-U-R-E.

Change: C-H-A-N-G-E.

FIND THE WORD
  • Listen to the word.
  • Tap it.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
FILL THE GAP
  • Listen to the sentence.
  • Tap the missing word.
Look at the ___ in the book.
Leaves ___ color in the fall.

Wow, y has two jobs! Tomorrow is story day.

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