A Good Choice | Māhuri
This Māhuri text introduces the spelling pattern oi for the /oy/ sound and includes multi-syllable words.
About this resource
Series: Ready to Read Phonics Plus
Phase: Māhuri | Sapling
Scope: Suffixes, Vowel teams, -r control, Alternative spellings, Diphthongs
A Good Choice
Words by Tamara Dahm and Jamie Worthington
Illustrations by Giselle Clarkson
Focus sound: oi
New high frequency words: friend, around, beside, would, away, loves
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6 of 16Splashing in the Stream - Māhuri
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7 of 16Night Lights - Māhuri
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14 of 16Nat's First Game - Māhuri
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