Vowel teams are one of the seven types of syllables. In a word, a vowel team works together to make one sound. Words like main, treat, and dreadall use vowel teams. Vowel tea… See more

Most vowel teams are digraphs. A digraph is two letters that make one sound. Digraphs can be made of vowel teams or consonant teams. Vowel digraphs can be made of vo… See more

Diphthongs are a special type of digraph. With a digraph, the two vowels combine to make one vowel sound, like the long A or short E sounds. The vowels in a diphthong move from … See more

Not all vowel digraphs have to be next to one another in a word. For a split digraph, there is a vowel followed by a consonant followed by E. Digraph examples: 1. cake 2. bone 3. nic… See more