Practicing Vowel Diphthongs

An experienced teacher created this set of diphthong worksheets to help students practise their knowledge of vowel diphthongs. Vowel diphthongs are essential to phonetics, and understanding them is crucial for effective communication in any language. A diphthong is a complex vowel sound that begins with one vowel sound and glides into another within the same syllable. In this set of worksheets, students need to look at a collection of images and say the word. Then, they will need to color the pictures that have a particular diphthong and write them on lines.

The vowel diphthongs covered include:

• ow
• aw
• ew
• oo
• oi
• oy
• au
• ou

How to Use this Worksheets in the Classroom

Using worksheets such as these to help students identify different vowel diphthongs through images and color-coding can be an engaging and effective way to reinforce their understanding of phonetics. Here’s a suggested step-by-step diphthong lesson plan where these worksheets can be utilized:

1. Depending on the phonics programs used in your school, you may want to focus on one diphthong, or you may want to use two dipthongs that make the same sound, such as oi and oy.
2. Introduce the diphthong that you will be focusing on and use the slides that focus on that particular diphthong in this set of Diphthong Teaching Slides.
3. Add the diphthongs to your Diphthong Sound Wall with mouth articulation images to help students visually.
4. Before distributing the worksheets, model the activity to the students. Choose a few examples from the worksheet and demonstrate how to identify the diphthongs in each word.
5. Hand out the worksheets to each student. Make sure they have coloring material, such as colored pencils, ready to go.
6. Foster a collaborative environment by allowing students to work in pairs or small groups.
7. Circulate the classroom to provide assistance and guidance as needed.
8. Gather the students to review their answers as a class.

Download and Print Today!

Use the dropdown menu to choose between the easy-to-print PDF version of this resource or the editable Google Slide version.

Answer sheets are included in this download after each of the worksheets.

This resource was created by Lisamarie Del Valle, a teacher in Florida and a Teach Starter collaborator.

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