Vowel Teams: Diagraphs and Diphthongs

Front

What are vowel teams?

Back

Vowel teams are combinations of two vowels that together make one sound, such as 'ai' in 'rain' or 'oa' in 'boat'.

Front

What is a digraph?

Back

A digraph is a pair of letters that together represent a single sound, such as 'ch' in 'chair' or 'sh' in 'ship'.

Front

What is a diphthong?

Back

A diphthong is a complex vowel sound that begins with one vowel sound and glides into another within the same syllable, such as 'oy' in 'boy'.

Front

What long vowel sound do you hear in the word 'clean'?

Back

The long vowel sound is 'long e'.

Front

Fill in the blank: t__d (with a vowel team).

Back

The answer is 'oa', making the word 'toad'.

Front

What long vowel sound do you hear in the word 'display'?

Back

The long vowel sound is 'long a'.

Front

What long vowel sound do you hear in the word 'window'?

Back

The long vowel sound is 'long o'.

Front

Give an example of a word with a diphthong.

Back

An example of a word with a diphthong is 'coin', which contains the diphthong 'oi'.

Front

What is the difference between a digraph and a diphthong?

Back

A digraph represents a single sound with two letters, while a diphthong is a combination of two vowel sounds in one syllable.

Front

What vowel sound do you hear in the word 'boat'?

Back

The vowel sound is 'long o'.