Words with ai and ay worksheet - Free Printable

Let’s go step by step to fill in each word with either “ay” or “ai”.

We look at the picture and the letters given, then think of the correct word that matches.

1. n _ _ l → Picture is a nail → nail → uses “ai”
2. t r _ _ → Picture is a tray → tray → uses “ay”
3. p _ _ n → Picture is a boy crying from pain → pain → uses “ai”
4. r _ _ n → Picture is rain falling from cloud → rain → uses “ai”
5. s _ _ l → Picture is a sailboat → sail → uses “ai”
6. p _ _ n t → Picture is paint can and brush → paint → uses “ai”
7. p l _ _ → Picture is kids playing → play → uses “ay”
8. m _ _ l → Picture is mail (envelope with heart) → mail → uses “ai”
9. g r _ _ n → Picture is grain (wheat) → grain → uses “ai”
10. r _ _ → Picture is sun rays → ray → uses “ay”
11. d _ _ → Picture shows day (sun) vs night — red circle on daytime window → day → uses “ay”

Now let’s list all answers in order:

- nail → ai
- tray → ay
- pain → ai
- rain → ai
- sail → ai
- paint → ai
- play → ay
- mail → ai
- grain → ai
- ray → ay
- day → ay

Final Answer:
nail, tray, pain, rain, sail, paint, play, mail, grain, ray, day