Diphthongs Worksheets for Grade 2
A diphthong is a single vowel sound that glides from one vowel into another inside the same syllable - the slippery sound you hear in the middle of coin, cloud, and saw. Because two letters team up to spell one sound, diphthongs often trip up young readers, and the best cure is plenty of friendly, picture-based practice.
This Grade 2 Diphthongs pack gives your child four practice sets that focus on the most common vowel teams:
- oi / oy - as in coin, boy, and oyster
- ou / ow - as in cloud, brown, and house
- au / aw - as in sauce, saw, and autumn
Every activity follows the same simple routine: look at the picture, choose the correct vowel team from two options, and finish the word. It is a low-pressure format that quietly builds sound-to-spelling confidence, and each set comes with a printable answer key so parents and teachers can check work in seconds.
How to use them: ask your child to say each picture word aloud, stretch the vowel sound in the middle, and decide which letters spell that sound before filling in the blank. Print as many copies as you like and work through one set at a time.
