[ɪ ɚ] , [ɛɚ], [ʊɚ], [ɔɚ], [ɔɪ], [ɑɪ], [ɑʊ] diphthongs [ɪ ɚ] , [ɛɚ], [ʊɚ], [ɔɚ], [ɔɪ], [ɑɪ], [ɑʊ]

[ɚ] diphthongs There are some combination vowel sounds associated with the [ɚ] sound in English. These are the [ɪ ɚ] , [ɛɚ], [ʊɚ], and [ɔɚ].

[ɪ ɚ] Diphthong The vowel [ɪ] is frequently combined with the [ɚ] to produce a diphthong, [ɪ ɚ], as in the word steer. ear fear appear career hear weird

[ɛɚ] diphthong PRACTICE WORDS: fair rare tear share bear aware The vowel [ɛ] is frequently combined with the [ɚ] to produce a diphthong, [ɛɚ], as in the word care. PRACTICE WORDS: fair rare tear share bear aware glare hair stair

[ʊɚ] The vowel [ʊ] is frequently combined with the [ɚ] to produce a diphthong, [ʊɚ], as in the word lure. PRACTICE WORDS: poor lure sure cure tour moor

[ɔɚ] Diphthong The vowel [ɔ] is often combined with the [ɚ] to produce the diphthong, [ɔɚ]. Practice words: Beginning Beginning Middle Middle oar orphan snore horse orbit order torn story orchestra organ warm floor orchid ordeal fourth ward ornament orator store glory

[ɔɪ] Sample: Roy took great joy in coin collecting. Spellings: oy as in joy oi as in coin

Practice words Beginning Middle End oil boycott annoy ointment coin toy oyster join destroy oily boil enjoy

Practice sentences I have an appointment for an employment physical. Please oil the noisy hinge. The coins were made of a copper alloy. The boycott destroyed his profits.

[ɑɪ] Sample: I would like to buy some ice skates sometime. Spellings: i as in ice y as in cry ye as in dye ie as in lie uy as in buy ui as in guile igh as in light ei as in height ey as in eye ais as in aisle ia as in diamond is as in island

Practice words Beginning Middle End ice dice fry icon price pie item rice thigh island fight deny ideal might guy

practice sentences The kite was so high it was out of sight. He had a night job as a fry-cook and pie- maker. I tried to time the engine and adjust the idle. I tried to buy some dry clothes.

[ɑʊ] Sample: The crowd shouted and howled when the ball went foul. Spellings: ou as in shout ow as in crowd ough as in bough

contrast [o] and [ɑʊ] now know ground groaned town tone out oat couch coach

practice words Beginning Middle End out couch cow outside powder now ounce growl allow hour about eyebrow ouch towel plow

practice sentences The outlaws growled at the crowd. Where’s the brown towel you took outside? The county raised our mileage allowance. Some flowers don’t open on cloudy days.