Free Diphthongs Matching Puzzles
Puzzles are great hands-on learning printables that kids can use and love. These free diphthong printables are great for kids to see the diphthong vowels and match words that go with those vowels.
Kids can match the puzzles and see the words and the diphthong and learn in a fun way.
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This is a great addition to the diphthong printables on the site.
What is a Diphthong?
A diphthong is a sound formed by combining two vowels in a single syllable. The sound begins as one vowel sound and moves towards another. Diphthong comes from the Greek language meaning two voices or two sounds.
These are words like boy, coin, cloud, and cow
The common diphthongs are: au, -aw, -ew, -oi, -oo, -ou, -ow, -oy.
The sound that diphthongs words make is a long vowel sound. You will often teach the sounds that are similar at the same time. You would teach the following diphthongs together: oy and oi and ow and ou.
These diphthong matching puzzles have three piece for kids to match. You have the diphthongs vowel and then two matching words with pictures.
Things to use with the Diphthongs Matching Puzzles Printable
Ways to Use the Diphthongs Matching Puzzles Printable
You are going to see a few different different ways to use the diphthong matching puzzles.
Set up a Diphthong Matching Center
You can see a simple set up for learning center. You can mix all the diphthong puzzles together or you can sort some of them on different sides.
You can see the mixed up ton and the diphthong vowels below.
Match Diphthong Puzzles
You can see the match of the puzzle below. After you have the puzzle matched say the two words and they can point out the diphthong vowels.
Put Diphthong Puzzles on Rings
You can make this a fun learning center with rings. You punch holes in the corners and then use the rings to flip through the cards to find the matching puzzles.
Write Diphthong Puzzles Words
You can also pull out the Blank writing Paper and write the diphthong words on the puzzle. It is super simple and easy to do. The pictures have the words below them.
You can have them underline the diphthong after they write the words.
More Diphthong Printables
If you are looking for more diphthong printables you can check out the diphthong color pages. These diphthong coloring pages have tracing the diphthongs or writing the diphthongs. An easy way to review the words after doing the diphthong matching puzzles.
Diphthong Coloring Pages
You have two sets of coloring pages for each diphthong. You have simple and easy words for each one. You have two of three pictures on each page with a space for them to write and draw their own diphthong.
What you will find in the Diphthong Coloring Pages Printable
- 8 different Diphthongs
- It has the following Diphthongs: -au words, -aw words, -ew words, -oi words, -oo words, -ou words, -ow words, -oy words.
- Page for tracing the word
- Page for writing in the word
- 16 pages
- Price: $2.50
What you will find in the Free Diphthongs Matching Puzzles
- 3 Piece Matchign puzzles
- Two pieces with matching words and diphthong letters
- Diphthongs: -au words, -aw words, -ew words, -oi words, -oo words, -ou words, -ow words, -oy words
- 3 pages
Check out these other Diphthong Printables
Diphthong Ladders is a great spelling activity where kids can make words with diphthongs.
Diphthong Playdough Mats with diphthong letters for building words and mats with pictures and playdough mat for the diphthong vowels.
Diphthong Wall Cards has the two diphthong letters, a picture example of the letters, and the matching word for the picture.
Diphthong Puzzles has fun puzzles that have a picture and each letter of the word for the puzzle. You have a building mat and a recording sheet for the diphthong words kids build.
Check out all the fun Diphthongs Printables & Activities on 3 Dinosaurs.
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