Word ending patterns: in, ain and ing

When words end in the letters, i and n,  they don't always make the final /in/ sound as in twin.  When the letters, i and n,  follow the vowel a as in ain, the ai  join together to make the long a sound heard in train. In this post we will also review words that are commonly mispronounced by saying the /in/ sound instead of the correct  ing spelling sound
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Student Paper To Decorate

Words that end in the letters in and make the /in/sound.

Student paper to decorate

We brainstormed a list of words ending in the letters in.

We reviewed the list of words with illustrations that we brainstormed ending in the letters in.

Student copy

When the vowel, a, comes before the letters in, the sound changes.  The a and i join together (ai)  to make the long a sound as in rain, not as in twin.

We brainstormed a list of words ending in the letters ain

We reviewed the list of words with illustrations ending in the letters ain

Student copy

Many words are commonly mispronounced replacing the /in/ sound for the correct /ing/ sound.

We made our chart

Common words that are said incorrectly

Student copy

 Activity Section - Picture sorting mat (display)

Student sorting mat

Pictures to sort (display)

Students pictures to sort

Sorting Mat Answers to display

Circle the correct ending pattern  (display)

Student copy

Circle the correct ending pattern answers to display

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