Choosing Between AI and AY Graphemes

The video tutorial explains the rules for using 'AI' and 'AY' in spelling, focusing on their positions in words and the meanings they convey. It demonstrates how to build words like 'pain' and 'may' using these rules. The tutorial also covers homophones, words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings, such as 'pain' and 'pane'. The video concludes with a summary of the spelling concepts and encourages viewers to reach out with questions.

What are the two main aspects of spelling discussed in the introduction?

• Frequency of use and difficulty

• Number of syllables and origin

• Length of the word and pronunciation

• Position in the word and meaning

Which grapheme is used in the middle of a word to represent the long vowel sound 'a'?

• OI

• EI

• AI

• AY

Where is the grapheme 'AY' typically used in a word?

• At the beginning

• In the middle

• At the end

• Anywhere

What is the correct spelling for the word that means 'to express a wish' at the end of a word?

• MAE

• MEI

• MAY

• MAI

Which of the following words uses 'AI' correctly?

• Play

• Stay

• Pain

• Ray

What is a homophone?

• A word that is spelled the same but has a different meaning

• A word that sounds the same but has a different meaning and spelling

• A word that rhymes with another word

• A word that has multiple meanings

Which pair of words are homophones?

• Ray and May

• Play and Stay

• Main and Mane

• Pain and Paint

What is the correct spelling for the word that means 'a sheet of glass'?

• Pane

• Pain

• Paine

• Payne

Which word means 'the central or most important part'?

• Pain

• Main

• Mane

• May

What should you look for as you continue to grow in your spelling?

• The length of the word

• The change in spellings and when to use each

• The origin of the word

• The frequency of the word's use