Unit 9: Have a great time! /eɪ/, /aɪ/ and /ɔɪ/
A. How to make the sound /eɪ/
/eɪ/ is a long sound. It moves from /e/ to /ɪ/. Look at the diagram. Listen and say the sound. Target sound: /eɪ/
B. Sound and spelling
/eɪ/ is spelled in different ways. Listen and repeat.
- age: /eɪdʒ/
- came: /keɪm/
- plane: /pleɪn/
- table: /ˈteɪbl/
- rain: /reɪn/
- wait: /weɪt/
- day: /deɪ/
- play: /pleɪ/
- say: /seɪ/
- grey: /ɡreɪ/
- break: /breɪk/
- great: /ɡreɪt/
- eight: /eɪt/
- weight: /weɪt/
Listen and say these sentences.
- They came a day later. /ðeɪ keɪm ə deɪ ˈleɪtə/
- It was a grey day in May. /ɪt wəz ə ɡreɪ deɪ ɪn meɪ/
- Is this the way to the station? /ɪz ðɪs ðə weɪ tə ðə ˈsteɪʃn/
- Wait at the gate – I’Il be there at eight. /weɪt ət ðə ɡeɪt – aɪl bi ðeər ət eɪt/
C. How to make the sound /aɪ/
/aɪ/ is a long sound. It moves from /a/ to /ɪ/. Look at the
diagram. Listen and say the sound. Target sound: /aɪ/
D. Sound and spelling
/aɪ/ is spelled in different ways. Listen and repeat.
- like: /laɪk/
- time: /taɪm/
- white: /waɪt/
- die: /daɪ/
- dry: /draɪ/
- July: /dʒuˈlaɪ/
- why: /waɪ/
- high: /haɪ/
- night: /naɪt/
- right: /raɪt/
- buy: /baɪ/
Listen and say these phrases and sentences.
- Do you like dry wine? /duː ju laɪk draɪ waɪn/
- Why don’t you try? /waɪ dəʊnt ju traɪ/
- July will be fine. /dʒuˈlaɪ wɪl bi faɪn/
- Drive on the right. /draɪv ɒn ðə raɪt/
E. How to make the sound /ɔɪ/
/ɔɪ/ is a long sound. It moves from /ɔ/ to /ɪ/. Look at the
diagram. Listen and say the sound. Target sound: /ɔɪ/
F. Sound and spelling
/ɔɪ/ is usually spelled oi or oy. Listen and repeat.
- coin: /kɔɪn/
- point: /pɔɪnt/
- voice: /vɔɪs/
- boy: /bɔɪ/
- enjoy: /ɪnˈdʒɔɪ/
- toy: /tɔɪ/
Listen and say these phrases and sentences.
- I can hear a boy’s voice. /aɪ kæn hɪə ə bɔɪz vɔɪs/
- Those are coins, not toys! /ðəʊz ə kɔɪnz nɒt tɔɪz/
