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OU Diphthong Word Search

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This 25-word word search focuses on the OU diphthong pattern for students in Grades 3–5. Hidden words include voyage, annoy, county, southern, and destroy, all containing the ou or oy sound. Use it as a phonics warm-up, a literacy center activity, or a sub-plan for sound-pattern review.

Subject:: English / Language Arts
Topic:: Phonics
Grade Level:: 3rd – 5th Grades
Updated May 2023

Word List

VOYAGE
MOISTURE
POISON
ALLOW
ABOUT
DROWSY
COWARD
TROUBLE
DOUBLE
APPOINT
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
NOISY
LOYAL
COUNTER
DESTROY
THOUSAND
ANNOY
COUNTY
SOUTHERN
ANNOUNCE
AVOID
EMPLOY
AROUND
POINTED

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