Discover Diphthong Sounds in Decodable Texts

Phonemic awareness helps students listen for, identify, and manipulate the sounds in words. Diphthongs are vowel sounds that glide from one sound to another within the same syllable, and they can be represented by different graphemes.. Our Diphthong Phoneme Spotter Stories give students an interactive way to explore these tricky sounds while reading.

Each story in this set focuses on a specific diphthong sound and the various ways it can be written:

• The ‘oo’ sound: The Woods introduces graphemes like  u and oo.
• The ‘ow’ sound: The Brown Owl highlights digraphs ow and ou.
• The ‘oy’ sound: Roy’s Toys focuses on oy and oi.

Students read the stories and actively spot the target sound, making connections between pronunciation and spelling patterns.

How to Use These Phoneme Spotter Stories

1. Individual or small group activity: Provide students with a copy of the story. Ask them to highlight, underline, or colour each word that contains the target diphthong sound as they read aloud.
2. Whole-class activity:Project the story on the whiteboard and read together. Students can respond when they hear the target sound—by clapping, raising hands, or standing up. Afterwards, discuss the different graphemes that represent each diphthong.
3. Extend learning:Reinforce learning with interactive games or digital activities to help students consolidate the connection between diphthong sounds and their spellings.

Download and Explore Diphthong Sounds Today!

This diphthong sounds set of worksheets is available as a print-ready PDF, complete with answer sheets so students can self-assess.

More Diphthong Activities for the Classroom

Expand classroom practice with additional diphthong activities to support mastery of diphthong sounds:

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