Read:
Jane has fair hair and likes to sail. If there is hail, which can pain you, Jane has to remain on land and wait for a better day. "Never despair" explains Jane's maid "and you will gain a fair day". If there is too much rain, Jane may have to get a pail to bail out her ship. Every time she has to repair and paint it, she gets a stain! Sometimes the strain of it all, is too much and Jane says she is going to take the train to Spain.

Write out these sentences in your copy filling the blanks with a suitable "ai" word:

1. "Have you _______________ the maid" asked Jane?
2. _______________ straight for the target.
3. The _______________came on time today.
4. Take care where you dig, there's a _______________ there.
5. John is sitting on a _______________ in the ___________ing room.
6. The police nabbed the robbers after the bank ____________.
7. Tom is _______________ of the dark.

Card 2

Read:
Ray and May always go on a holiday to Galway Bay. Before they go May will pray for ten fine days. Galway Bay is a very long way away. They pay their fare at the railway station and get on the train. To their dismay, there is a delay at the railway station before they get on their way. They often stay for a night or two at the Galway Inn while on holiday. One their first day May lay on the sand while Ray began to stray and went astray. After their time for play they saw an air display.

Write out these sentences in your copy filling the blanks with a suitable "ay" word:

1. It's not very nice to let down and _______________ a friend.
2. When we go on our _____________________ we may have
to _______________ in a tent or a caravan.
3. Hurry up, don't _______________ and bring me my breakfast on a ______________.
4. If a friend lends you one pound, you must _____________ it.
5. In olden times people made pots of ______________.
6. The gardener has to _______________ to kill the weeds.

Card 3

Read:
A boat made of oak came into the coast. On board was a load of coal, a goat and a foal. Even with a load of coal a boat can still float. A cart will take the coal by road. The load will not be very big. Take care, and don't get coal on your coat. There is no need to moan and groan about it. Soak the coat in soap and water. That will take the coal out of the coat.

Write out these sentences in your copy filling the blanks with a suitable "oa" word:

1. I cannot make any _______________, the ______________ of bread is all eaten.
2. A _______________ is a young horse.
3. I am a little hoarse today; I have a sore _________________.
4. A ______________ is an animal like a frog.
5. A _______________ can _______________ on water.
6. We can all ______________ if Bill gets a ______________.
7. Acorns grow on an ______________ tree.

Card 4

Say the words:

Write out these sentences in your copy filling the blanks with a suitable "ow" word:
 

1. The _______________ shot Cock Robin with his _____________ and ________________.
2. The black ________________ made a nest in the tall tree.
3. Don't ______________ the sweet paper in the garden, put it in the litter bin.
4. I don't like this chair, it is much too _____________.
5. Please ____________ the long grass, it is nearly up to my chest.
6. The tide will ebb and _______________ twice every day.
7. _______________ those cartons on that shelf over there.
8. The ______________ is a joint in the middle of the arm.
9. Last winter was quite mild, it did not ______________.