Question

vowel diphthongs
vowel diphthongs are vowel teams that work together to spell a single sound.

• examples of words with diphthongs include cow, in which the ou sound is spelled ow, and boy, in which the oi sound is spelled oy.
• knowing vowel diphthongs helps you correctly decode and spell words with these vowel pairs.

myturn circle the two letters in each word that represent two vowel sounds blending together.

1. mound
2. boil
3. found
4. now
5. coin
6. joyful
7. joint
8. moist
9. enjoy
10. clown

myturn read each of the words below. write whether the vowel sound in each diphthong is either ou or oi.

1. bow
2. enjoy
3. howl
4. tomboy
5. growl

high - frequency words
high - frequency words are words that you see over and over again in texts.
turnandtalk with a partner, read these high - frequency words aloud: metal, instruments, paragraphs, clothes, design, appear. then take turns using each word in a sentence. have the listening partner identify each high - frequency word.

Explanation:

For the first 'My Turn' exercise, we identify vowel - diphthong pairs in words. For the second 'My Turn' exercise, we determine if the vowel sound in the diphthong is 'ou' or 'oi' based on pronunciation and spelling patterns.

Answer:

First 'My Turn':

1. In "mound", circle "ou".
2. In "boil", circle "oi".
3. In "found", circle "ou".
4. In "now", circle "ow".
5. In "coin", circle "oi".
6. In "joyful", circle "oy".
7. In "joint", circle "oi".
8. In "moist", circle "oi".
9. In "enjoy", circle "oy".
10. In "clown", circle "ow".

Second 'My Turn':

1. "bow": ou
2. "enjoy": oi
3. "howl": ou
4. "tomboy": oi
5. "growl": ou