Free printable · Sound: oi / oy
oi and oy Decodable Story – Roy and the Coins (Free Printable)
A short decodable story that practises the oi / oy sound, plus a matching handwriting sheet. Every word can be sounded out by a child who has learned vowel teams, apart from a few common tricky words.
Download the free PDF (2 pages, A4)Prints well in black and white. Free for home and classroom use.
For parents
- Read the story together three times this week. Your child colours a star each time.
- Point to each word as they read. oi and oy say the same sound. oy usually comes at the end of a word (boy), oi in the middle (coin).
- Hunt for the oi / oy words and write six of them in the boxes.
- Finish with the tracing sheet: trace the grey words, then write each one on its own.
For teachers
- Fits a systematic synthetic phonics sequence at Set 3 · Vowel teams, after teaching the oi and oy spellings. Suits Year 1.
- Tracing sheet uses the SA Beginners handwriting style.
- 61 words, 7 different oi / oy words, short sentences.
- Use for small-group reading, repeated reading for fluency, or homework.
- Photocopy freely for your class.
oi / oy words in this story
- coins
- toy
- points
- joy
- noise
- boy
- enjoys
Tricky words used
- has
- a
- of
- he
- his
- go
- to
- the
- out
- is
- no
- all
- day
Common words that can't be fully sounded out yet. Practise them by sight.
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Practise oi / oy with Digby
In Wombat Words, your child reads stories like this one aloud and Digby follows along, then they trace the tricky words in their school's handwriting style. You get a report showing which sounds they've mastered.