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This diphthong search-and-sort worksheet helps students strengthen phonics and comprehension skills by identifying vowel sound patterns within connected text. Learners read a short paragraph, underline all diphthong words, and then sort those words into a chart based on spelling patterns, reinforcing careful reading, decoding accuracy, and pattern recognition.

Key Learning Objectives

• Skill Focus: Identifying and categorizing diphthong spellings in connected text
• Critical Thinking Benefit: Builds close reading, analysis, and categorization skills
• Grade-Level Alignment: Supports phonics and reading development in Grades 2, 3, and 4
• Curriculum Tie-in: Supports phonics in context, diphthong sorting, and vocabulary reinforcement
• Application Type: Integrated reading and sorting activity that connects sound patterns with meaning

Teacher & Parent Features

• Reinforces diphthong recognition within authentic reading passages
• Encourages attention to detail through underlining and sorting tasks
• Ideal for phonics lessons, literacy centers, or small-group instruction
• Sorting chart helps students generalize diphthong patterns
• Supports fluency and decoding through repeated exposure
• Suitable for classroom instruction and homeschool learning

This printable diphthong worksheet strengthens literacy skills by combining phonics practice with meaningful reading. By locating diphthong words in a passage and organizing them by spelling pattern, students improve decoding accuracy, vocabulary awareness, and confidence applying phonics skills in context.

This worksheet is part of our Diphthongs (oi, oy, ou, ow) Worksheets collection.