1. diphthong oi oy ou ow (OU OW)

Multiple Choice

What diphthong is used in the following word:

Coward

• ow

• ou

• oi

• oy

Multiple Choice

What diphthong is used in the following word:

sour

• ow

• ou

• oi

• oy

Multiple Choice

What diphthong is used in the following word:

exploit

• ow

• ou

• oi

• oy

Multiple Choice

What diphthong is used in the following word:

scout

• ow

• ou

• oi

• oy

Multiple Choice

What diphthong is used in the following word:

foundation

• ow

• ou

• oi

• oy

Multiple Choice

Which word is spelled correct?

• apointment

• appoyintment

• appointment

Multiple Choice

What diphthong is used in the following word:

boycott

• ow

• ou

• oi

• oy

Multiple Choice

What diphthong is used in the following word:

round

• ow

• ou

• oi

• oy

Multiple Choice

What diphthong is used in the following word:

moist

• ow

• ou

• oi

• oy

Spelling generalizations

Use OW when followed by:
l, n, er, el

For example:
own towel howl shower

Use ou at the beginning of a word.
For example: ouch out

Use ow in the middle of a word.
For example: found proud

​OU

​We are not saying this hint always applies but many times this generalization will apply to spelling with the diphthongs ou or ow:

​OW

​Some you just have to memorize like the words:
now bow (as in to take a bow after a performance) cow

Multiple Choice

Which word can be spelled correctly using the diphthong ow?

• br_n

• p_nd

• t_ch

• p_ch

Multiple Choice

Directions: Choose the ou, ow, oi, or oy diphthong to correctly spell each boldface word below.

gr_nd

• oi

• ou

• ow

• oy

Multiple Choice

Directions: Choose the ou, ow, oi, or oy diphthong to correctly spell each boldface word below.

p_ nter

• oi

• ou

• ow

• oy

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct diphthong to complete the word:

cl_ _d

• oi

• ou

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct diphthong to complete the word:

h_ _se

• ou

• ow

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct diphthong to complete the word:

s_ _nd

• ow

• ou

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct diphthong to complete the word:

m_ _se

• ou

• ow

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct diphthong to complete the word:

m_ _th

• ow

• ou

Multiple Choice

Which spelling is correct?

• Mountain

• Mownatain

• Moytain

Multiple Choice

Which spelling is correct?

• Thousand

• Thowsand

• Thoysand

Multiple Choice

What's the correct spelling?

• lookowt

• lookout

• lookot

Multiple Choice

Where in the word is ou used?

• always at the end

• beginning or middle of the word

Multiple Choice

What is a diphthong?

• 2 vowels are together and it makes the long sound of the first vowel

• 2 vowels or a vowel and consonant together that makes a special sound

Multiple Choice

What's the correct spelling?

• south

• soth

• sowth

Multiple Choice

What's the correct spelling?

• fronning

• frouning

• frowing

• frowning

Multiple Choice

What's the correct spelling?

• discount

• discownt

Multiple Choice

What's the correct spelling?

• grouled

• growled

• grolled

Multiple Choice

What's the correct spelling?

• cowch

• cowtch

• couch

Multiple Choice

Pick the word that would complete the sentence.

In math class, we will be _______________ the number of blocks for the word problems.

• couching

• discounting

• counting

Multiple Choice

Pick the word that would complete the sentence.

You need to learn how to swim, so you don't ___________.

• brown

• frown

• drown

Multiple Choice

Pick the word that would complete the sentence.

The birthday girl found a ______________ to wear to the party.

• growl

• crown

• couch

Multiple Choice

Pick the word that would complete the sentence.

He had a ____________ of popcorn and couldn't talk.

• mouthful

• crowded

• howl

Multiple Choice

My sister wears her ________ for grandmother's birthday.

• town

• gown

• brown

Multiple Choice

I saw a huge _______ in the kitchen.

• mouse

• house

• cloud

Multiple Select

Identify the words that have a vowel diphthong - ow.

• allow

• tower

• mouse

• howl

• oyster

Multiple Select

Identify the words that have a vowel diphthong - ow.

• growl

• anoint

• employ

• brown

• town

Multiple Select

Identify the words that have a vowel diphthong - ou.

• employ

• deploy

• couch

• mouth

• flower

Multiple Choice

Which word in the sentence has a diphthong? We get milk from a cow who lives in a farm.

• cow

• milk

• lives

• farm

Multiple Choice

Which is not a diphthong?

• ai

• ow

• gr

• ou

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of diphthong?

• th

• br

• ou

• ss

Multiple Choice

What are diphthongs?

• two letters joined together

• two vowel sounds joined together

• two consonant sounds joined together

• two numbers joined together

Multiple Choice

Isabella got a __________ on her dress because the store was having a sale.

• discoint
• discownt
• discount
• dishcewnt

Multiple Choice

My mom was ________ of the grade I got on my test.

• proud
• prowd
• prode
• proid