Common wide mouth vowel diphthongs Letter teams that are making long vowel sounds that glides from one vowel sound to another, creating a new vowel sound
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boil |
Let the water boil before making tea.
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coin |
The coin featured the monarch's profile.
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toy |
That child has far too many toys.
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destroy |
He was trying to destroy the wasp nest.
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cloud |
I saw a glider soar above the clouds.
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sound |
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cow |
One of our cows recently had a calf.
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down |
A tear rolled down my cheek.
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plough
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Plough the fields before sowing the seed.
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drought |
A drought is a long period of time with no rain.
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moon |
Armstrong was first on the moon.
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pool |
Only dive at the deep end of the pool.
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crew |
The ship's crew took to the lifeboats.
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flew |
Lindbergh flew across the Atlantic in 1927.
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blue |
Blue is the color of the sky on a sunny day.
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glue |
I use the glue to stick the photos to my album.
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soup |
Mix the soup with a wooden spoon.
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