Vowels Diphthongs: The Five Groups- 'ew', 'oi', 'oy', 'ou' and 'ow'

Contributed by:
Ivan
Learning about the combination of adjacent vowel sounds having the same syllable. A diphthong, also known as a gliding vowel, is a combination of two adjacent vowel sounds within the same syllable. Technically, a diphthong is a vowel with two different targets: that is, the tongue moves during the pronunciation of the vowel.
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3. Have you ever wondered what
type of vowel words like chew,
joy, boil, shout, growl, mouse,
coin, and clown have?
Yes!
4. Have you ever wondered what
type of vowel words like chew,
joy, boil, shout, growl, mouse,
coin, and clown have?
Are they short vowel words?
No!
5. Have you ever wondered what
type of vowel words like chew,
joy, boil, shout, growl, mouse,
coin, and clown have?
Are they long vowel words?
No!
6. Have you ever wondered what
type of vowel words like chew,
joy, boil, shout, growl, mouse,
coin, and clown have?
Are their vowels controlled
by that bossy r?
No!
7. They are vowel diphthongs.
8. A is two
vowel letters that
combine to make one
___
sound.
9. news
coin boy
cloud owl
10. Can you think of words
with ew in them?
Hint: news
Raise your hand after you think of a word.
11. Can you think of words
with oi or oy in them?
Hint: coin, boy
Raise your hand after you think of a word.
12. Can you think of words
with ou or ow in them?
Hint: cloud, owl
Raise your hand after you think of a word.
13. ew oi oy ou ow