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Diphthongs

A diphthong is a sound made by combining two vowels, specifically when it starts as one vowel sound and goes to another. The vowel sound that you hear in cow is /ou / spelled ow. The vowel sound you hear in loud is /ou / spelled ou. The vowel sound that you hear in boil is /oi/ spelled oi. The vowel sound you hear in boy is /oi/ spelled oy.

• Point
• Coins
• Noise
• Soil
• Hour
• Noun
• House
• Ounce
• Clown
• Flower
• Down
• Coy
• Enjoy
• Royal
• Employ