Spelling With Diphthongs oi and oy

Learn to recognize the diphthongs oi and oy with this engaging worksheet! After a brief introduction to diphthongs, second and third graders will review an image representing a word containing a diphthong. Learners will say the word aloud and put a check mark to note whether the diphthong occurs at the beginning, middle, or end of a word. Students will then circle if the word uses the oi or oy diphthong. Lastly, young readers will spell out the word.

This worksheet will help students become better at pronouncing and spelling words with complex sounds. Learners will practice encoding words, or dissecting the sounds of a word to translate them to letters. This is an important step in phonics practice that will strengthen students’ reading and writing abilities.

Continue practicing diphthongs with Fun With -oi and -oy and Vowel Diphthongs: Ou and Ow Crossword.