Diphthongs - St. Magdalene

What are diphthongs?

• two letters joined together

• two vowel sounds joined together

• two consonant sounds joined together

• two numbers joined together

Which of the following is an example of diphthong?

• th

• br

• ou

• ss

Which is not a diphthong?

• ai

• ow

• gr

• ou

Which word in the sentence has a diphthong? The boy is laughing at his brother.

• the

• boy

• laughing

• brother

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

• cow

• milk

• lives

• farm

What is the diphthong of the underlined word in the sentence?

A king wears a crown.

• ai

• oy

• ou

• oi

Which word in the sentence has a diphthong? I saw a shooting star.

• saw

• star

• shooting

• none

Which word in the sentence has a diphthong? Some restaurant do not use straws in serving drinks

• Some

• use

• straws

• drinks

Which two words in the sentence has a diphthong?

Ouch! You stepped on my foot!

• ouch

• you

• stepped

• foot

Which word in the sentence has a diphthong?

I heard a coin was dropped on the floor.

• heard

• floor

• dropped

• coin