Learning Objectives
Identify dipthongs in words in order to improve pronunciation
Dipthongs– a vowel or combination of vowels in which there is a noticeable sound change within the same syllable (the sound begins as one vowel and moves toward another)
| Sound | Letters | Words |
āy |
/ey/ /ay/ /ai/ /ei/ /ea/ | they, lay, rain, eight, break |
ee |
/ee/ /ie/ /ea/ | deer, pier, clear |
ī |
/i/ /igh/ /y/ | like, bright, cry |
ō |
/ow/ /oa/ /ou/ | slow, loan, though |
ai |
/ai/ /ea/ | pair, bear |
ow |
/ou/ /ow/ | bound, brown |
tips for teaching
Create word groups and focus on spelling:
paid, pain, face, shade, age, wait, taste, paper
beard, weird, fierce, ear, beer, tear
tide, time, nice, buy, bike, pie, eye, kite, fine
load, home, most, bone, phone, boat, bowl
aired, scarce, bear, hair
loud, gown, house, cow, bow, brow
moored, tour, lure, sure, pure
void, loin, voice, oil, boil, coin, toy
Explain homonyms and homophones
