Oi and Oy Sound

​🎉 “The oi and oy Sound: Making the /oi/ Sound!”

How to read and spell words with oi and oy

Both oi and oy make the /oi/ sound, like in “boing!”

Examples:

• oi → coin, soil, boil

• oy → boy, toy, joy

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The /oi/ Sound

Use oi in the middle of a word.

Examples:

• coin

• boil

• toilet

Visual: circle the middle of the word.

When to Use oi

Use oy at the end of a word.

Examples:

• toy

• joy

• enjoy

Visual: underline the ending.

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When to Use oy

oi Word List

coin
boil
point
spoil
soil
join
voice

oy Word List

toy
joy
boy
destroy
annoy
enjoy
soy

Categorize

Options (16)

soil

toy

coin

joy

join

boy

boil

foil

spoil

noisy

point

destroy

employ

enjoy

deploy

annoy

Sort each word into the correct column:

oi words

oy words

Match

Match the word to the meaning:

• money

• happiness

• heat until bubbling

• a male child

• dirt for plants

coin

joy

boil

boy

soil

• coin

• joy

• boil

• boy

• soil

Multiple Choice

Which word has the /oi/ sound?

• hat

• cat

• coin

• sun

Multiple Choice

Which spelling do you usually find at the end of a word?

• ai

• ee

• oy

• oa

Multiple Choice

Which spelling do you find in the middle of a word?

• ow

• oi

• ou

• ay

Multiple Choice

Which word should end with oy?

• c__n

• b__l

• enj__

• s__l

Multiple Choice

Which word fits the sentence?

“The baby laughed with ______.”

• coin

• soil

• boy

• joy

Multiple Choice

Which word has oi in the middle?

• boy

• soy

• spoil

• joy

Multiple Choice

Read the sentence:

The chef will ____ the soup on the stove.

Which word fits?

• toy

• joy

• boy

• boil

Multiple Choice

Which word ends with oy?

• coin

• soil

• boil

• soy

Multiple Choice

Which word means “to make someone upset or bothered”?

• join

• annoy

• joy

• spoil

Multiple Choice

Read this short paragraph:

Liam found a small coin under his pillow. His sister said he should enjoy the surprise.

Which word has the oi sound at the end?

• coin

• small

• enjoy

• his