Exploring Vowel Digraphs and Diphthongs

This video tutorial explores vowel digraphs and diphthongs, focusing on various vowel combinations and the sounds they produce. It covers long and short vowel sounds, including long A, E, O, and short O, as well as the OY and OW sounds. The tutorial also discusses the OO sound variations, providing examples for each combination to aid understanding.

What sound do the vowels 'ai' make when they come together?

• Long 'e'

• Short 'a'

• Short 'e'

• Long 'a'

Which word contains the 'ay' digraph making a long 'a' sound?

• Bay

• Main

• Boat

• Deep

What sound do the vowels 'ee' make when they come together?

• Long 'a'

• Short 'a'

• Long 'e'

• Short 'e'

Which word contains the 'ea' digraph making a long 'e' sound?

• Bead

• Brown

• Boat

• Coin

What sound do the vowels 'oa' make when they come together?

• Short 'o'

• Long 'o'

• Short 'a'

• Long 'a'

Which word contains the 'ow' digraph making a long 'o' sound?

• Blow

• Coin

• Blouse

• Hall

What sound do the vowels 'au' make when they come together?

• Long 'a'

• Long 'o'

• Short 'o'

• Short 'a'

Which word contains the 'aw' digraph making a short 'o' sound?

• Cool

• Boat

• Coin

• Dawn

What sound do the vowels 'oi' make when they come together?

• Short 'o'

• Ow

• Oy

• Oo

Which word contains the 'ou' digraph making an 'ow' sound?

• Blow

• Coin

• Blouse

• Cool