1 Decodable Reading Passage
A short, decodable story embedding diphthong — oy words. Students read the passage then highlight all the target words.
Kate's Joyful Toy
Coloring page included in PDF
The boy was a joyful boy. He ran to his mat to play with his toy cowboy. But his chum, Kate, had a new ploy. She was a bit of a tomboy.
Kate took the toy. The boy saw her hid it under a big rock. Kate gave a coy smile. The boy did not want to annoy her. He had to get his toy back.
The boy grabbed a big, red ball. He gave a call. "Look, Kate! Catch the ball!" Kate ran to catch it. The boy went to the rock. He got his toy cowboy. Kate saw him. "My toy!" she said. The boy gave her a hug. "We can play with it, too," said The boy. They both played with the cowboy toy.
Circle or highlight all the OY 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
boy
coy
joy
toy
soy
ploy
ahoy
decoy
employ
enjoy
hoyz
boyz
loyz
coyz
soyz
koyz
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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 boy on coy
a coy in joy
the joy and toy
a toy with soy
the soy on ploy
a ploy in ahoy
the ahoy and decoy
a decoy with employ
the employ on enjoy
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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 — OY
boy
destroy
voyage
destroy
destroy
soy
soy
soy
boy
voyage
employ
employ
boy
employ
voyage
boy
Target words: boy, soy, employ, voyage, destroy
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📖 Decodable Readers
Printable mini-books for Diphthong — OY practice. Each reader includes a story + coloring page illustration.