Diphthongs 1

Diphthongs

Definition
• Speech sound beginning with one vowel sound and moving to another vowel sound within the same syllable. For example, oy in the word boy.
-In all diphthong the first part is much longer and stronger than the other part.
• (Do not forget to make the second part shorter and quieter.)

• one of the most common pronunciation mistakes that result in a learner of English having a "foreign" accent is the production of pure vowels where a diphthong should be pronounced
Pure vowel vs. diphthong

centering diphthongs- 1
• The centering diphthongs glide towards the (schwa) vowel, as the symbols indicate. closing diphthongs
The closing diphthongs have the characteristic that they all end with a glide towards a closer vowel.
Three of the diphthongs glide towards / I/, as described below:

(example words: 'paid',
'pain', 'face')
The starting point is the same as the e of 'get',
'men',

(example words: 'tide',
'time', 'nice')

(example words: 'void',
'loin', 'voice')
The first part of this diphthong has the same quality as o: in 'ought',
'born'.

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• Two diphthongs glide towards u,

,Two diphthongs glide towards u

• (example words:
'load', 'home', 'most')

• (example words..
'loud', 'gown', 'house')

Triphthong
The most complex vowel sounds in
English.
It is a glide from one vowel to another and then to a third, all produced rapidly and without interruption.
It is composed of the five closing diphthongs gliding to the schwa.