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    Vowel Letter Vowel Sound (IPA Symbol) How To Pronounce It Example Word A I Ice O U

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    A diphthong is a single-syllable vowel sound that glides from one vowel sound to another. There are eight main diphthongs in American English that occur when a vowel is followed by a single consonant and silent "e". These diphthongs include sounds like "oy" (/ɔɪ/), "ow" (/aʊ/), and "ou" (/oʊ/). In addition, the combinations "eer", "ear", and "ier" can produce the diphthong /ɪər/, while "are", "air", and "ear" may result in /ɛər/. Diphthongs are produced as the tongue

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    A diphthong is a single-syllable vowel sound that glides from one vowel sound to another. There are eight main diphthongs in American English that occur when a vowel is followed by a single consonant and silent "e". These diphthongs include sounds like "oy" (/ɔɪ/), "ow" (/aʊ/), and "ou" (/oʊ/). In addition, the combinations "eer", "ear", and "ier" can produce the diphthong /ɪər/, while "are", "air", and "ear" may result in /ɛər/. Diphthongs are produced as the tongue

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    A diphthong is a single-syllable vowel sound that glides from one vowel sound to another. There are eight main diphthongs in American English that occur when a vowel is followed by a single consonant and silent "e". These diphthongs include sounds like "oy" (/ɔɪ/), "ow" (/aʊ/), and "ou" (/oʊ/). In addition, the combinations "eer", "ear", and "ier" can produce the diphthong /ɪər/, while "are", "air", and "ear" may result in /ɛər/. Diphthongs are produced as the tongue

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    Diphthong

    What is a diphthong?

    A diphthong is a single-syllable vowel sound in which the beginning of the sound is different from the end sound
    —that is, the sound glides from one vowel sound to another. For this reason, diphthongs are often referred to as
    gliding vowels.

     A diphthong combines two vowels to create one sound.


     The diphthongs are all long sounds.
     The tongue and the mouth move from one position to another to form a diphthong, as in the following.

    A “pure” vowel sound that doesn’t glide is known as a monophthong. It’s also possible (though less common)
    A single syllable that glides between three vowel sounds; this is known as a triphthong

    There are eight vowel sounds in American English that are generally agreed upon as being diphthongs.

    With the exception of long E (/i/), all of the traditional long vowel sounds are diphthongs. These most
    predictably occur when the vowel letter is followed by a single consonant and a silent “e”:

    Vowel Sound (IPA


    Vowel Letter How to pronounce it Example word
    Symbol)
    tape
    A /eɪ/ eh-ee
    (/teɪp/)
    ice
    I /aɪ/ ah-ee
    (/aɪs/)
    rope
    O /oʊ/ oh-oo
    (/roʊp/)
    cube
    U /ju/* ee-oo
    (/kjub/

    /ɔɪ/
    This diphthong is pronounced “au-ee”—it begins with the /ɔ/ sound (as in dawn or door) and glides to the /ɪ/
    sound (as in pit). It generally only occurs with the vowel combinations “OY” and “OI.”

    Common
    Example Words Full IPA
    Digraphs
    Boy, annoy, royal, employed,
    OY /bɔɪ/, /əˈnɔɪ/, /ˈrɔɪəl/, /ɪmˈplɔɪd/
    OI Coin, foil, choice, noise /kɔɪn/, /fɔɪl/, /ʧɔɪs/, /nɔɪz/
    /aʊ/

    This diphthong is pronounced “ah-oo”—the vowel glides from the /æ/ sound (as in bat) to the /ʊ/ sound (as in
    pull). It generally occurs with the digraphs “OU” and “OW.”

    Common
    Example Words Full IPA
    Digraphs
    OU Found, pout, drought, mouth /faʊnd/, /paʊt/, /draʊt/, (GH becomes silent), /maʊθ/
    OW Town, crowd, chowder, shower /taʊn/, /kraʊd/, /ˈʧaʊdər/, /ˈʃaʊər/

    “R-Colored” Diphthongs
    There are two other diphthongs that sometimes occur in American English: /ɪə/ and /ɛə/. These can be found in
    certain instances where a vowel sound is followed by an “r.” However, it is very common in General American
    pronunciations to omit the schwa sound before the “r” in /ɪər/ and /ɛər/, and the standard transcription in (most)
    American dictionaries is often simply /ɪr/ or /ɛr/, respectively.

    R-Colored” Diphthongs, /ɪə/


    When this diphthong is articulated, it is pronounced “ih-uh,” quickly gliding from the short I sound /ɪ/ (as in tip)
    to an unstressed schwa (/ ə/). It usually occurs with the digraphs “EE,” “EA,” and “IE” when they are followed
    by an “R.”
    Letter Example Words Full IPA IPA in American
    Combinations
    EER Beer, deer, sheer, steer /bɪər/, /dɪər/, /ʃɪər/, /stɪər/ /bɪr/, /dɪr/, /ʃɪr/, /stɪr
    EAR Dear, hear, shear, appear /dɪər/, /hɪər/, /ʃɪər/, /əpˈɪər/ /dɪr/, /hɪr/, /ʃɪr/, /əpˈɪr/
    /pɪər/, /fɪərs/, /frən /pɪr/, /fɪrs/, /frən
    IER* Pier, fierce, frontier, bandolier
    ˈtɪər/, /ˌbændəˈlɪər/ ˈtɪr/, /ˌbændəˈlɪr/

    R-Colored” Diphthongs, /ɛə/


    When this diphthong is articulated, it is pronounced “eh-uh,” quickly gliding from the short “E” sound /ɛ/ (as in
    set) to an unstressed schwa(/ə/).

    This diphthong usually occurs with the letter combinations “ARE” and “AIR,” but be careful: it also sometimes
    occurs with “EAR,” which is often pronounced /ɪər/. All of the root “EAR” words that have the /ɛər/
    pronunciation are listed below

    Letter Example Words Full IPA IPA in American


    Combination
    s

    /flɛr/, /kɛr/, /stɛr/, /ɪn


    ARE* Flare, care, stare, ensnare /flɛər/, /kɛər/, /stɛər/, /ɪnˈsnɛər/
    ˈsnɛr/
    AIR
    Flair, stairs, dairy, repair /flɛər/, /stɛərz/, /dɛəri/, /rəˈpɛər/ /flɛr/, /stɛrz/, /dɛri/, /rəˈpɛr
    Wear, bear, pear, swear, tear /wɛər/, /bɛər/, /pɛər/, /wɛr/, /bɛr/, /pɛr/,
    EAR
    /swɛər/, /tɛər/ /swɛr/, /tɛr/

    Diphthong Vowels | Sounds


    ✦ A diphthong is a long vowel that moves from one mouth position to another.

    ✦ The first position in a diphthong is stronger than the second.

    Sound Spellings Examples


    eɪ ay, ea, a_e, ai pay, great, maid
    ɔɪ oi, oy noise, toy, choice
    aɪ ie, i_e, i, y fine, like, might
    əʊ o, o_e, oa, ow no, stone, road
    aʊ ou, ow round, how, brown
    ɪə eer, ear beer, hear, steer
    are, ere, ea, ai care, there, bear
    eə

    Long vowels or diphthongs


    A vowel letter followed by another vowel letter or by w or y usually represents a long vowel or a diphthong:
    aa, ee, ea, oo, oi, ou, eu, ai, ei ow, oy, ew, ey, uw, aw, ay u (when at the end of a word) ogh.
    Any vowel when written single can be either long or short, depending on what follows.
    Much of the time if a vowel is followed by one consonant and then a vowel it is long. nāme, grēne, shīres, bōte,
    hōlȳ, rȳden, otherwise a vowel written single is short: ăn, thăt, tĕndrĕ, ŏft, bŭt, fŏlk, yŏng
    Lengths OF VOWELS (Short and Long Vowels)
    A vowel in a stressed syllable is longer than a vowel in an unstressed syllable.
    An open vowel (one that ends a word) is longer than a closed vowel (one that is followed by a consonant).
    A closed vowel is longer when it is followed by a voiced consonant than when it is followed by a voiceless
    consonant.
    In most cases if the vowel is ‘long’ or a diphthong in Modern English, it was long or a diphthong in Middle
    English.

    MidEng pronounced spelling ModEng


    Rīden "reed-un" i, y ride
    Grēne "gray-nuh" e, ee green
    Nāme "nah-muh" a, aa name
    Hōly "haw-lee" o, oo holy
    Vertū "vair-tü" u, eu, ew, uw virtue
    Fowles "fool-uhs" ou, ow, ogh fowls

    Cause "cow-zuh" au, aw cause

    Newe "nyoo-uh" eu, ew new


    Fewe "feh-oo-uh" ew few

    Coy "coy" oi, oy coy

    Day "die" ay, ai day

    Growen "graw-un" ou, ow grow

    Diphthongs (oʊ, aʊ, aɪ, eɪ, ɔɪ, ju)

    [oʊ] – The OH as in NO Diphthong

    Soundː oh [oʊ]
    Spelling: o: go [goʊ], oo: brooch [bɹoʊʧ], ou: soul [soʊl], ow: row [ɹoʊ], oa: oat
    [oʊt], oe: foe [foʊ], ough: though [ðoʊ], au: chauffeur [ˈʃoʊ fə әɹ], eau: beau
    [boʊ]

    oh [oʊ] Stressed oh [oʊ] Unstressed oh [oʊ] Stressed oh [oʊ] Unstressed


    go [goʊ] borrow [ˈbɑɹ oʊ] know [noʊ] yellow [ˈjɛl oʊ]
    below [bɪˈloʊ]

    [aʊ] – The OW as in NOW Diphthong


    Soundː ow [aʊ]
    Spelling: ou: round [ɹaʊnd], ow: cow [kaʊ], ough: bough [baʊ]

    ow [aʊ] Stressed ow [aʊ] Unstressed ow [aʊ] Stressed ow [aʊ] Unstressed


    now [naʊ] letdown [ˈlɛt￨ daʊn] sound [saʊnd] blackout [ˈblæk aʊt]
    power [ˈpaʊ əәɹ]

    [aɪ] – The AI as in BUY Diphthong

    Soundː ai [aɪ]
    Spelling: y: my [maɪ], ai: aisle [aɪl], ie: lie [laɪ], ye: bye [baɪ], uy: buy [baɪ], igh:
    sight [saɪt], eigh: height [haɪt], aye: aye [aɪ], i: time [taɪm]

    ai [aɪ] Stressed ai [aɪ] Unstressed ai [aɪ] Stressed ai [aɪ] Unstressed


    mind [maɪnd] idea [aɪˈdi əә] united [juˈnaɪ dɪd] exercise [ˈɛk səәɹ
    ˌsaɪz]

    [eɪ] – AY as in SAY Diphthong

    Soundː ay [eɪ]
    Spelling: a: age [eɪʤ], ai: aid [eɪd], ay: say [seɪ], eight: eight [eɪt], ey: they [ðeɪ]

    ay [eɪ] Stressed ay [eɪ] Unstressed ay [eɪ] Stressed ay [eɪ] Unstressed


    play [pleɪ] highway [ˈhaɪ weɪ] stay [steɪ] always [ˈɔl weɪz]
    late [leɪt]

    [ɔɪ] – The OY as in TOY Diphthong


    Soundː oy [ɔɪ]
    Spelling: oi: moist [mɔɪst], oy: boy [bɔɪ]

    oy [ɔɪ] Stressed oy [ɔɪ] Unstressed oy [ɔɪ] Stressed oy [ɔɪ] Unstressed


    toy [tɔɪ] steroid [ˈstɛɹ ɔɪd] employs [ɛmˈplɔɪz] envoy [ˈɑn vɔɪ]
    voice [vɔɪs]

    [ju] – The EW as in FEW Diphthong


    Soundː ew [ju]
    Spelling: u: use [juz], eu: feud [fjud], ew: few [fju], eau: beauty [ˈbju di]

    ew [ju] Stressed ew [ju] Unstressed ew [ju] Stressed ew [ju] Unstressed


    few [fju] U. S. [juˈɛs] beauty [ˈbju di] January [ˈdʒæn ju ˌɛɹ
    i]
    view [vju]

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