Diphthongs (oi, ou, ow, oy)

To prevent (a person, plan, enterprise, effort, or the like) from succeeding.

Mom managed to ____ dad's plan to buy me more toys.

Making or causing a lot of noise.

Our teacher spoke ______ so the students in the back could hear her.

The usually sharp end of something.

An idea that you try to make other people accept or understand.

Please be careful cutting the box open, the knife's _____ is sharp.

A long piece of furniture on which a person can sit or lie down.

I am looking forward to finishing school so I can lay on the _____ and watch TV.

In a low position or place.

In Kindergarten, we sat ____ on the carpet with our legs criss crossed.

A large group of people who are together in one place.

To stand very close or too close to (someone or something).

The _____ cheered loudly when the team scored the winning point.

A piece of farm equipment that is used to dig into and turn over soil especially to prepare the soil for planting.

The farmer used a ____ to clear the weeds from his field.

Feeling, causing, or showing great happiness : full of joy.

I love to see the family's ______ faces on Christmas Day.

very happy and pleased because of something you have done, something you own, someone you know or are related to, etc. : feeling pride.

I feel very _____ of my family for volunteering to help others.

A loud or unpleasant sound.

I couldn't hear the person on the phone because there was so much _____ in the background.