Vowel Digraphs & Diphthongs — Answer Key
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. The cat has a sharp claw on each toe.
Claw uses aw to spell the open vowel sound at the end of the word.
2. The workers had to haul the heavy logs up the hill.
Haul uses au in the middle to make the same sound as aw in claw.
3. Please put the book back on the shelf.
Book uses short oo, the same sound as in foot and look.
4. We visited the zoo and fed the giraffes.
Zoo uses oo to spell the long oo sound, same as in moon and food.
5. The author of the book was a kind lady.
Author uses au to spell the open vowel sound at the start of the word.
6. My puppy likes to crawl under the low table.
Crawl uses aw to spell the same sound as au makes in author.
7. I put on a cozy wool hood to keep warm.
Hood uses short oo, the same sound heard in book and good.
8. The full moon lit up the night.
Moon uses long oo, the same sound as in food and zoo.
9. We raked the leaves on the green lawn.
Lawn uses aw in the middle to spell the same open vowel sound as au.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
author
→ au digraph (open vowel sound)
au digraph (open vowel sound)
crawl
→ aw digraph (open vowel sound at end)
aw digraph (open vowel sound at end)
book
→ short oo sound (as in foot)
short oo sound (as in foot)
moon
→ long oo sound (as in zoo)
long oo sound (as in zoo)
Author has au, crawl has aw, book has short oo, and moon has long oo, showing the four Grade 2 patterns.