While vowels and sounds do change in a diphthong they do not necessarily take more time to say than a monophthong.

Five example of diphthong. Weird fierce fakir ea ia eu eo in idea Ian museum theological 19. Is pronounced as a short A sound sliding into an oo sound. English has five triphthongs which are formed by the diphtongs ending in ɪ and ʊ the sound ə.

Other examples of this diphthong in words include may wait freight they great and space. Long O long E. How loud mouse about cow allow Diphthongs are one of the greatest sources of mispronunciation for Spanish speakers.

Thus the long i in ride wine c has become the diphthong ai and the name of the symbol I is itself so pronounced. Long e mean been ceiling hear pier. Diphthongs are sometimes referred to as long vowels but this is misleading.

This is a centring diphthong initiated from the front close region. Eɪ aɪəʊ aʊ ɔɪ ɪə eə and ʊə. Examples include like fly light and lime.

Moored tour lure sure pure. Two 2 ending in ʊ. Eɪ as in day pay say lay.

These begin with vowel sounds of lower pitches or volumes and end with more prominent ones. Beard weird fierce ear beer tear eə. Falling diphthongs are found in the words few yell weed chute and walk.