/ow/ & /oi/ sounds (ow, ou, ough, oi, oy) words| Diphthongs| Syllables| English Course| Lesson 33/45

In this video we will study the vowel combinations that make the/ow/sound.
ou words
ough words
ow words
We will also study the vowel combinations that make the /oi/ sound.
oi words
oy words
Diphthongs & Syllables:
A diphthong is a combination of two vowel sounds adjacent to each other within the same syllable.
All English words contain at least one syllable.
A syllable is made up of one vowel sound and one or more consonants.
A syllable may change the sound of a consonant in the word or vice-versa.
There are two kinds of syllables:
Closed Syllables: The closed syllables end with a consonant and have a short vowel sound. They are usually found in VC(vowel-consonant) or CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) words (Popularly known as the three-letter rhyming words).
an, at, cat, pet, pig, cob
Open Syllables: Open Syllables are syllables that end with a vowel and make the long vowel sound. go, no, so, she, we, apron