Diphthong ou and Digraph ou

Diphthong ou

A diphthong is two vowel sounds that come together so fast that they are considered one syllable. 

                                  out       foul      pout 

1. She pouted her lips and stared at him angrily.
2. The boy didn't want to leave—he stomped his feet and pouted.

Digraph ou

A vowel digraph is two vowels that come together to make one sound. 

soup    group     route      souvenir      coupon

Souvenir- something that serves as a reminder 

When I went to the Super Bowl, I kept my ticket stub as a souvenir.

Homonyms

Hire-To engage the services of someone for pay

Higher-more high

Always hire an experienced designer-the higher salary is worth it.

Hall-a corridor or passageway

Haul-to lug, pull or drag

I had to haul the broken suitcase down the long hall.

Red-a primary color

Read-comprehended written words or musical notation

After I read about the red wagons in the newspaper, I went right out and bought one.

Vowel Digraph ea

Vowel digraph can make three sounds. It can make the long e sound, the short e sound and the long a sound. 

ea	ea	ea
speak	head	break
heat	bread	great
leak	thread	steak

Types of Sentences

Declarative           Makes a statement or tells something.

                              I see the dog.

Interrogative        Asks a question.

                              What time are we going?

Exclamatory         Shows strong feeling or emotion.

                              That sounds fantastic!

Imperative            Commands something.

                              Finish your homework.

Digraph Ph

Digraph ph comes from the Greek language which contains many words used in medicine, education, technology, and science.

phone       elephant         microphone          nephew            trophy

telephone      dolphin     graph      headphones     orphanage         paragraph

Homonyms

Bear-(noun) a mammal 
Bare-(adjective) without covering or clothing; empty
My cooler was bare after a bear visited my camp.  

Great-(adjective) superior; wonderful
Grate- (noun) a metal frame for holding burning wood or coal (verb) to scrape into small bits
You have to grate fresh cheese to make great spaghetti sauce. 

Browse-(verb) to casually look through
Brows-(noun) the ridges and hair growing over the eyes

Are you aware that you arch your brows as you browse through a store?      

Compound Words

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When two small words are joined together, the new word is called a compound word.  

A compound word is made from two smaller words.
pan + cake = pancake
rain + bow = rainbow
Directions: Put the two smaller words together to make a compound
word
1. sun + shine = ______________________
2. camp + fire = ______________________
3. back + pack = ______________________
4. base + ball = ______________________
5. sun + flower = ______________________
6. rattle + snake = ______________________