1. Syllable Patterns:Vowel Digraphs

2. 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 join fault/ dawned/taught fault/ dawned/taught The letters au, aw and aught can stand for the /Ô/ sound in fault

3. Find the vowel sound in these words town/ cloudy town/ cloudy The letters ow and ou can stand for the /ow/sound in town. crew/blue/pool crew/blue/pool The letters ew, ue, and oo can stand for the /ōō/sound in crew pew/cue pew/cue The letters ew and ue can stand for the /yōō/ sound in pew

4. 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.

5. Try these. Identify the vowel sound in each of the following words. Tell where in the chart it belongs.

6. spoil

7. spoil

8. crowded

9. crowded

10. strawberry

11. strawberry

12. afternoon

13. afternoon

14. house

15. house

16. blue

17. blue

18. new

19. new

20. joyful

21. joyful

22. cause

23. cause

24. 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.