Syllable Patterns:Vowel Digraphs

Read the words below- Identify the vowel sound in each pair

join/employ join/employ The letters oi and oy stand for the /oi/ sound

in joinfault/ dawned/taughtfault/ dawned/taughtThe letters au, aw and aught can stand for the

/Ô/ sound in fault

Find the vowel sound in these wordstown/ cloudytown/ cloudyThe letters ow and ou can stand for the /ow/sound in town.

crew/blue/poolcrew/blue/poolThe letters ew, ue, and oo can stand for the /ōō/sound

in crewpew/cuepew/cueThe letters ew and ue can stand for the /yōō/ sound in pew

Remember…The letter groups oi, oy, au, aw, ew, ue, oo are not

broken apart. These letter groups stay together in a syllable.So, even if the syllable is closed (which would usually

mean that the vowel would have a short sound) these syllables would still make the sounds we just discussed.

We have learned to identify syllables, syllable patterns and vowel sounds because knowing them helps us pronounce unfamiliar words.

If you’re not sure how to pronounce a word with one of the above sounds, then try pronouncing it with different vowel sounds and listen for a word you know.

IDENTIFY THE VOWEL SOUND IN EACH OF THE FOLLOWING WORDS. TELL WHERE IN THE CHART IT BELONGS.

Try these.

spoilVowel Sound

in lawVowel Sound

in toyVowel Sound

in downVowel Sound

in true

spoilVowel Sound

in lawVowel Sound

in toyVowel Sound

in downVowel Sound

in truespoil

crowdedVowel Sound

in lawVowel Sound

in toyVowel Sound

in downVowel Sound

in truespoil

crowdedVowel Sound

in lawVowel Sound

in toyVowel Sound

in downVowel Sound

in truespoil crowded

strawberryVowel Sound

in lawVowel Sound

in toyVowel Sound

in downVowel Sound

in truespoil crowded

strawberryVowel Sound

in lawVowel Sound

in toyVowel Sound

in downVowel Sound

in truestrawberry spoil crowded

afternoonVowel Sound

in lawVowel Sound

in toyVowel Sound

in downVowel Sound

in truestrawberry spoil crowded

afternoonVowel Sound

in lawVowel Sound

in toyVowel Sound

in downVowel Sound

in truestrawberry spoil crowded afternoon

houseVowel Sound

in lawVowel Sound

in toyVowel Sound

in downVowel Sound

in truestrawberry spoil crowded afternoon

houseVowel Sound

in lawVowel Sound

in toyVowel Sound

in downVowel Sound

in truestrawberry spoil crowded

houseafternoon

blueVowel Sound

in lawVowel Sound

in toyVowel Sound

in downVowel Sound

in truestrawberry spoil crowded

houseafternoon

blueVowel Sound

in lawVowel Sound

in toyVowel Sound

in downVowel Sound

in truestrawberry spoil crowded

houseafternoon

blue

newVowel Sound

in lawVowel Sound

in toyVowel Sound

in downVowel Sound

in truestrawberry spoil crowded

houseafternoon

blue

newVowel Sound

in lawVowel Sound

in toyVowel Sound

in downVowel Sound

in truestrawberry spoil crowded

houseafternoon

bluenew

joyfulVowel Sound

in lawVowel Sound

in toyVowel Sound

in downVowel Sound

in truestrawberry spoil crowded

houseafternoon

bluenew

joyfulVowel Sound

in lawVowel Sound

in toyVowel Sound

in downVowel Sound

in truestrawberry spoil

joyfulcrowdedhouse

afternoonbluenew

causeVowel Sound

in lawVowel Sound

in toyVowel Sound

in downVowel Sound

in truestrawberry spoil

joyfulcrowdedhouse

afternoonbluenew

causeVowel Sound

in lawVowel Sound

in toyVowel Sound

in downVowel Sound

in truestrawberry

causespoiljoyful

crowdedhouse

afternoonbluenew

Look through books for ten words that have these vowel sounds and

spelling. List and sort the words by vowel sound. Read the words you

found with a partner.