Heart Words you, your, they

Read three words about people that have tricky vowel spellings.

Some sight words name people. 'You' starts with y saying /y/, but the ou says /oo/, so it sounds like the letter u. 'Your' is 'you' plus r, and it shows that something belongs to you: 'your hat'. 'They' means a group of other people.

In 'they', the th buzzes, and the ey says /ay/, so it rhymes with 'day'. Read: 'They said you can bring your kite. ' If you spot 'you' inside 'your', you already know most of the word!

• 1In 'you', ou says /oo/.
• 2'your' is 'you' plus r and shows belonging.
• 3In 'they', ey says /ay/.