2. Diphthongs often come in pairs
Two letters work together to make a sound
that's (mostly) new
3. Diphthongs
au and aw make a short o sound
= ŏ
The dog paused to put his paw on the ball.
4. Some are long, but not the diphthongs
Strategy: Look for vowel teams
The brown mouse cooked the awful sauce.
The boy looked the cool coin up in a book.