Educational worksheet for children to identify the correct sound (ai or ay) for each picture and write the corresponding word.

Let’s go through each picture one by one and figure out which sound it makes — “ai” or “ay”. Then we’ll write the name of the picture.

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First row:

1. Sun with clouds → This is a *day* scene. The word is “day”.
- Sound: “ay” (because “day” ends with “ay”)
- Write: day

2. Girl praying or thinking? Actually, she looks like she’s saying “ai!” as in surprise — but wait! In phonics, this is likely meant to be “rain” or “pain”? No — look again. She has her hands together… maybe “pray”? But that’s not common for kids. Wait — actually, in many worksheets, this image is used for “maid” or “tail”? Hmm. Let’s think differently. Maybe it’s “ai” as in “hair”? No. Actually — let’s check standard words. A girl with long hair? Not sure. Wait — perhaps it’s “brain”? No, that’s later. Let’s skip and come back.

Wait — better approach: Think of common CVCe or vowel team words for “ai” and “ay”.

Actually, looking at all images:

Let me list them clearly:

Row 1:
- Sun/clouds → day → ay
- Girl with hands clasped → could be “pray” → but “pray” uses “ay”
- Train → train → ai

Row 2:
- Horse tail → tail → ai
- Dog barking at bone? Or dog playing? Actually, dog chasing something — maybe “play”? But “play” is “ay”. Wait — if it’s a dog barking, maybe “bark”? No. Another idea: “dog” + “bone” = no. Wait — perhaps it’s “bay”? No. Let’s think: common word with “ay” — “play”, “say”, “day”, “way”. If the dog is playing, then “play” → ay. But the image shows a dog and a stick? Maybe “fetch”? Not helpful.

Wait — let’s use logic from known worksheet patterns.

Standard answers for these images in similar worksheets:

✔ Sun/clouds → day → ay
✔ Girl (often represents “maid” or “tail”?) — actually, in many cases, this is “hair” but that’s “air”. Wait — perhaps it’s “pain”? No. Another thought: sometimes this image is for “rain” — but there’s no rain. Wait — maybe it’s “ai” as in “said”? No.

Hold on — let’s look at the third image in first row: train → definitely train → ai

Second row:

- Horse with tail → tail → ai
- Dog and stick → probably play → ay (as in “the dog likes to play”)
- Paint can → paint → ai

Third row:

- Milk, cheese, yogurt → dairy products → dairy → ai
- Brain → brain → ai
- Braid in hair → braid → ai

Wait — now I see a pattern. Most are “ai”, except “day” and possibly “play”.

But let’s confirm each:

1. Sun/clouds → day → ay ✔
2. Girl — what word? If it’s “maid”, that’s “ai”. But “maid” isn’t obvious. Alternatively, if she’s saying “ouch!” — no. Wait — in some worksheets, this image is for “tail” but that’s already used. Perhaps it’s “rain”? But no raindrops. Another idea: “pain” — if she’s holding her head? She’s not. She’s smiling? Actually, looking again — she has her hands together like praying → pray → ay ✔
3. Train → train → ai ✔

4. Horse tail → tail → ai ✔
5. Dog and stick → if he’s playing → play → ay ✔
6. Paint can → paint → ai ✔

7. Dairy items → dairy → ai ✔
8. Brain → brain → ai ✔
9. Braid → braid → ai ✔

Now, let’s double-check:

- “day” → ay
- “pray” → ay
- “train” → ai
- “tail” → ai
- “play” → ay
- “paint” → ai
- “dairy” → ai
- “brain” → ai
- “braid” → ai

That seems consistent.

So final answers per box:

Top left: ay → day
Top middle: ay → pray
Top right: ai → train

Middle left: ai → tail
Middle middle: ay → play
Middle right: ai → paint

Bottom left: ai → dairy
Bottom middle: ai → brain
Bottom right: ai → braid

Wait — is “pray” too advanced? Maybe it’s “maid”? But “maid” also uses “ai”. Oh no — conflict.

Alternative: Perhaps the girl is representing “hair”? But “hair” is “air” sound. Not matching.

Another possibility: In some curricula, that image is for “rain” — but no rain shown. Unless the clouds imply rain? But first image already has sun and clouds for “day”.

Perhaps the girl is “saying” something — “ai!” as in pain? But she’s not hurting.

Wait — let’s search my knowledge: In KikiBikki worksheets (since copyright says kikkibikki.com), this exact sheet exists.

Upon recall (from training data), the intended answers are:

Row 1:
- day → ay
- maid → ai (girl might represent a maid? Unlikely)
Wait — no, actually in verified sources, for this image set:

Correct mapping:

1. day → ay
2. rain → ai (but no rain depicted — contradiction)
Hmm.

Alternative approach: Forget the image interpretation — focus on the most logical phonetic match based on common words.

Let’s list possible words for each image that fit “ai” or “ay”:

Image 1: sun/clouds → only “day” fits → ay
Image 2: girl — possible words: “maid” (ai), “tail” (ai), “rain” (ai), “pain” (ai), “pray” (ay)
If we choose “pray”, it’s ay. But is “pray” a common word for young students? Yes.
Image 3: train → ai
Image 4: horse tail → tail → ai
Image 5: dog with stick → play → ay
Image 6: paint can → paint → ai
Image 7: dairy → ai
Image 8: brain → ai
Image 9: braid → ai

This gives us three “ay” words: day, pray, play
And six “ai” words: train, tail, paint, dairy, brain, braid

That seems balanced.

Moreover, “pray” is a valid word taught in early phonics.

So I’ll go with that.

Final decision:

Box 1: ay → day
Box 2: ay → pray
Box 3: ai → train
Box 4: ai → tail
Box 5: ay → play
Box 6: ai → paint
Box 7: ai → dairy
Box 8: ai → brain
Box 9: ai → braid

Now, to present the answer as required.

Final Answer:
For each picture, color the correct sound and write the name:

- First picture (sun/clouds): Color "ay", write "day"
- Second picture (girl): Color "ay", write "pray"
- Third picture (train): Color "ai", write "train"
- Fourth picture (horse tail): Color "ai", write "tail"
- Fifth picture (dog with stick): Color "ay", write "play"
- Sixth picture (paint can): Color "ai", write "paint"
- Seventh picture (dairy items): Color "ai", write "dairy"
- Eighth picture (brain): Color "ai", write "brain"
- Ninth picture (braid): Color "ai", write "braid"