Decodable Books for UFLI Foundations Lesson 95: oi, oy /oi/
We’re committed to helping every child discover the joy of reading through stories they love. Here children work on the /oi/ sound from UFLI Lesson 95 with oi and oy decodable books full of words like coin, boil, boy, toy and enjoy. The stories show oi inside a word and oy at the end, and some are free to read online.
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Adaeze Sees a Ploy
Adaeze, the king’s clever daughter at Oguta Lake, enjoys a good puzzle more than anything. So when a smooth-voiced suitor arrives at the gate with a strange hiss trailing his every step, she is the only one who senses something is wrong. Can she prove her suspicion before his charm wins over the whole court? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 95: oi, oy /oi/), this book practices words like ‘voice’, ‘ploy’, ‘foil’, ‘oily’, ’noisy’.
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Anansi Has No Food
Anansi is hungry, and word of a magic spoon that fills any pot with food reaches his eight ears. He watches the forest fairy Mmoatia stir up stew and rice, sharing every bowl with a coil carved on the handle beginning to glow with joy. Could a spider snatch that spoon for himself? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 95: oi, oy /oi/), this book practices words like ‘coil’, ‘joy’, ’noisy’, ‘points’, ‘voice’.
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Coal on the Road
Zom’s farm keeps filling with strange surprises: first cake, then coal, both dumped in tidy rows overnight. One pal is furious, another can’t stop laughing, and Zom is determined to catch whoever is behind it before the whole farm falls apart. Could the culprit be closer than anyone thinks? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 95: oi, oy /oi/), this book practices words like ‘joy’, ‘annoyed’, ‘soil’, ‘foiled’, ’noisy’.
Survive Your First Night!
Ned wakes up in a strange, blocky forest with a talking, floating book that promises to help him survive the night. He’s told to punch trees, gather wood, and build a shelter before dark, but he gets distracted by pretty sunsets and picking the perfect name for his shed. Will he finish before something scary comes looking for him? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 95: oi, oy /oi/), this book practices words like ‘voice’, ’noisy’, ‘avoid’, ‘join’, ‘joy’.
Ride That Pig!
Ned is lost in a swamp with a talking Book and his horse, Milky, when a strange pig starts following him home. It won’t stop staring, it won’t budge, and it definitely wasn’t invited into the yard. So Ned has a wild idea: what if he could actually ride it? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 95: oi, oy /oi/), this book practices words like ‘oink’, ‘point’, ‘joined’, ‘annoyed’, ‘voice’.
Tim is Bold!
Tim is a tiny tin robot who believes he’s built for big things, but adventure never seems to show up. When a lost blue button bounces to his feet, he decides a child must be missing it, so he sets off to return it. Along the way he dodges a giant foot and a slobbery dog, but can he survive the road ahead and find where the button belongs? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 95: oi, oy /oi/), this book practices words like ‘joy’, ‘avoided’, ‘hoisted’, ‘pointed’, ’noisy’.
Hold the Fort, Ned!
Ned’s tower wall is only half built, and darkness always brings zombies, skeletons, and worse. He’s got a sword, two lazy wolves, and a floating book full of big ideas but no hands to help. Can Ned finish his fort before the monsters come again? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 95: oi, oy /oi/), this book practices words like ‘joy’, ’noisy’, ’toiled’, ’loyal’, ‘pointed’.
My Brother Ate My Book
Roy isn’t like other mice, hunting for books instead of crumbs. His little brother Tang would rather eat the pages than read them, and one loud sneeze near a sleeping cat turns their reading lesson into a scramble for safety. Will Roy manage to teach his noisy, book-munching brother to read before the cat catches them both? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 95: oi, oy /oi/), this book practices words like ‘joy’, ‘annoyed’, ‘pointed’, ‘coiled’, ’enjoy’.
Amina and the Green Gleam
Amina is the best pearl-diver on the reef, happiest of all in the deep water. One morning she dives deeper than ever and finds a mysterious green bracelet glowing on the sea floor, and a voice warns her to take great care. Should she keep it, or return it to whoever is waiting in the dark water below? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 95: oi, oy /oi/), this book practices words like ‘voice’, ‘choice’, ‘joy’, ‘coiled’, ‘royal’.
Coils by the Soil
Amahle keeps a garden above a river valley, weeding through dry soil until one morning a coiled green-gold snake appears at its edge. It never harms a thing, and soon her plants grow taller than ever. But when her brother spots it and grabs a rake, and a worried neighbor tells the whole village, will Amahle find a way to protect the snake she has come to trust? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 95: oi, oy /oi/), this book practices words like ‘coiled’, ‘soil’, ‘choice’, ‘joy’, ’toils’.
Bat Box
Jack has one job: keep the birds off the crops. He is very, very bad at it. So he sets out to fill his quiet, empty farm with buzzing, chirping, squeaking critters instead, but one kind of animal proves far trickier to attract than the rest. Can Jack find a way to bring bats to a farm with no dark place for them to hide? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 95: oi, oy /oi/), this book practices words like ’noisy’, ‘avoid’, ‘choice’, ‘joined’, ‘soil’.
Kojo and the Crazy Book
Kojo settles down with his book, but the words on the page seem stranger than usual, twisting and popping in ways he’s never seen before. Something is happening, something loud, something that might just leap right out at him. What could possibly be hiding inside a book this crazy? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 95: oi, oy /oi/), this book practices words like ‘joy’, ‘boing’, ‘avoid’, ‘pointed’, ‘spoil’.
Stop Following Me, Tiger!
Prince Din finally has leaves big enough for his leaf ball, but the wild forest swallows every path he tries, and something huge and striped is pointing its way toward him. He runs left, right, anywhere to avoid it, crashing through noisy bamboo and soft soil with his heart hammering. Could this be the very beast the guards warned him about? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 95: oi, oy /oi/), this book practices words like ‘joy’, ‘avoid’, ’noisy’, ’loyal’, ‘soil’.
Something in the Deep
Something strange is happening under the sea. The fish have vanished, and something huge, dark, and staring waits on the ocean floor. When a noisy gang of axolotls bursts up from the deep, Jack and Zom don’t stick around to find out if they’re friendly, but can anyone calm this wild crew down? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 95: oi, oy /oi/), this book practices words like ’noisy’, ‘avoid’, ‘pointed’, ‘boiled’, ‘joined’.
Kwezi and the Coils
A monster swallows the village whole, leaving fewer people each day and no attack able to stop it. A boy notices that nothing from outside can destroy it, so what could possibly work from within? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 95: oi, oy /oi/), this book practices words like ‘coils’, ’noisy’, ‘points’, ‘rejoice’, ‘spoil’.
Thumps in the Dark!
Ned’s wheat farm is finally ready to harvest, but a creeper is lurking in the tall stalks, waiting for its chance to spoil everything. When his hard work gets destroyed in one loud boom, Ned must find a way to protect his crops for good. Will his clever new plan be enough to outsmart the next noisy visitor pointing trouble his way? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 95: oi, oy /oi/), this book practices words like ‘joy’, ‘spoil’, ‘destroyed’, ’noisy’, ‘annoyed’.
Decodable Books Created to Align with the UFLI Foundations Scope and Sequence
Frequently Asked Questions
What words have oi in them?
Common oi words include coin, oil, boil, soil, point, join and voice. The oi spelling nearly always sits inside a word or syllable rather than at the end, which is a useful clue when children spell. Stories for UFLI Lesson 95 place these words in short sentences, so children read them as part of a story rather than a drill.
What are some oy words, and where does oy go?
The oy spelling usually comes at the end of a word or syllable, as in boy, toy, joy, coy and enjoy. It also appears in the middle of longer words when a new syllable starts after it, as in royal and loyal. Sorting word cards into an oi pile and an oy pile is a quick activity that helps children notice where each spelling belongs.
How can I explain a diphthong to my child?
A diphthong is a vowel sound that slides from one position to another inside one syllable. Ask your child to say boy slowly and notice how the mouth starts rounded and then spreads into a smile. Short listening games like this build phonemic awareness, which helps children connect the sound they hear to the oi or oy they read.
Which words start with oi?
Only a few everyday words begin with oi, such as oil, oink and ointment. Most oi words have a consonant before the team, so children usually meet it in the middle of short words like coin and soil. Reading plenty of these words in context builds vocabulary as well as decoding, and Stanovich (1986) described how children who read more tend to grow their vocabulary faster.
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