Module 21: Cows and boys

Which of the following words contains a diphthong? Remember that spelling is irrelevant. A word may contain a diphthong although it contains only one vowel grapheme, i.e. one letter which represents a vowel. And a word may not contain a diphthong although it contains two successive vowel graphemes.

  1. main
  2. mine
  3. so
  4. great
  5. book
  6. reference
  7. referee
  8. tough
  9. cow
  10. boy
  11. loud
  12. caught

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