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Diphthongs
This document defines and provides examples of diphthongs. Diphthongs are vowel sounds that transition from one vowel sound to another within the same syllable. The document lists the most common English diphthongs (/eɪ/, /aɪ/, /ɔɪ/, /ɪə/, /eə/, /aʊ/, /oʊ/) and provides example words to demonstrate how each diphthong is pronounced. It notes that pronunciation of diphthongs can vary between dialects. The purpose is to help readers understand and correctly pronounce diphthongs in English.
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- 1. DIPHTHONGS Prepared by: Ma. RowenaE. Abdon MED-English
- 2. The word diphthongcomes from the Latin word "diphthongus" and the Greek word "diphthongos," meaning "having two sounds." Diphthongs begin with one vowel sound and change to another vowel sound in the same syllable. Your mouth position changes slightly through the vowel sound.
- 3. /eɪ/ - longA sound sliding into a long E sound. /aɪ/ - a long I sound sliding into a long E sound. /ɔɪ/ -long O sound that quickly slides into a long E sound. /ɪə/ -long E sound sliding into an Ur sound. /eə/ -long A sound sliding into an Ur sound. /aʊ/ -short A sound sliding into an “oo sound” . /oʊ/ - single long O sound. As a diphthong, it has a long O sound sliding into an “oo sound” .
- 4. Try saying thesewords: (the diphthongs are in red) •brown •fair •share •slow •guy •ouch •away •eye •boy
- 5. /eɪ/ (Long Asound) This diphthong is similar to the long A sound. It is pronounced as a long A sound sliding into a long E sound. Some dialects pronounce the long A sound as one single sound (like in bake and late). Others pronounce it as two vowel sounds. It really depends on where you live. People with southern accents (from the south part of the United States) will stretch out the diphthong more.
- 6. Try saying thesewords with two vowel sounds: (the diphthong is in red) •day •say •may •away •pay •lay •play •eight
- 7. /aɪ/ This diphthong ispronounced as a long I sound sliding into a long E sound. Again, this sound can vary from dialect to dialect. Some dialects pronounce the long I sound in the following words as one single sound. Some dialects pronounce the vowel sound more like the "AH" sound you would here in "ball". Others pronounce it as two vowel sounds.
- 8. Try saying thesewords with two vowel sounds: (the diphthong is in red) •sky •try •fry •die •cry •tie •why •eye
- 9. /ɔɪ/ This diphthong ispronounced as a long O sound that quickly slides into a long E sound. Try saying these words: (the diphthong is in red) •boy •toy •annoy
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- 11. /ɪə/ This diphthong ispronounced as a long E sound sliding into an Ur sound. Try saying these words: (the diphthong is in red) •pier •hear •steer •clear •fear •deer •ear
- 12. /eə/ This diphthong ispronounced as a long A sound sliding into an Ur sound. Try saying these words: (the diphthong is in red) •bear •hair •fair •stairs
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- 14. •pair •wear •Where /aʊ/ This diphthong ispronounced as a short A sound sliding into an “oo” sound.
- 15. /oʊ/ This diphthong isoften just pronounced as a single long O sound. As a diphthong, it has a long O sound sliding into an “oo” sound.
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