A short, decodable story embedding diphthong — oi words. Students read the passage then highlight all the target words.
Jon's Shiny Coin
Skill: Diphthong — OI • Sight Words: the, is, a, and, to, was, it, she, he, they, said, have, with, you, are, be
Coloring page included in PDF
Jon did want to make a good cake for his mom. He had a plan. He had to get a box of mix. Jon had one coin. It was his last one! The coin fell, right into the moist soil by a big stone.
"Oh, no!" Jon said. He did not want his plan to spoil. He took a long stick and put its end down. He saw the coin. He used the stick to coil the coin up and out. He did rejoice!
"I can join them with a fine cake!" Jon said. He ran to the shop. He got the mix. His choice was a good one. He felt glad.
Circle or highlight all the OI diphthong words in the story above. How many did you find?
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2 Word Sort
Cut out the word cards and sort them into the correct columns: Real Words vs Nonsense Words.
Real Words
Nonsense Words
oil
boil
coil
foil
soil
toil
coin
join
point
joint
doiz
coiz
zoiz
foiz
toiz
goiz
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3 Phrasing Practice Cards
Practice reading these phrases for fluency. Cut out the cards and read them quickly and smoothly.
the oil on boil
a boil in coil
the coil and foil
a foil with soil
the soil on toil
a toil in coin
the coin and join
a join with point
the point on joint
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4 RAN Chart (Rapid Naming)
Read each word in the grid as quickly as you can. Time yourself and try to beat your best time!
Decodable RAN Chart — Diphthong — OI
point
oil
soil
oil
noise
noise
oil
spoil
point
point
soil
spoil
oil
noise
spoil
soil
Target words: oil, soil, point, noise, spoil
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📖 Decodable Readers
Printable mini-books for Diphthong — OI practice. Each reader includes a story + coloring page illustration.
These free diphthong (oi) worksheets provide structured phonics practice for the OI diphthong. Activities include a decodable passage embedding target words in a fun story, a word sort activity to distinguish real and nonsense words, phrasing practice cards for fluency building, and a rapid naming (RAN) chart for automaticity. Each worksheet prints cleanly on standard US Letter paper.