Aɪ Creates a speech sound similar to eye and usually includes the letters i igh and y.

Example of a diphthong. My cry light like əʊ Creates a speech sound similar to boat and usually includes the letters ow oa and o. Three 3 ending in ə. Another example is the ui combination in fui which to the English.

Narrow diphthongs are the ones that end with a vowel which on a vowel chart is quite close to the one that begins the diphthong for example Northern Dutch eɪ øʏ and oʊ. Long A long E. There are eight diphthongs that are generally agreed upon.

An example of two single syllable vowels can be seen in the word triage in which the i and the a are both pronounced on their own. Three 3 ending in ə. The ai combination here sounds much like the English word eye.

Diphthongs can be composed of one or two vowels. Eɪ aɪ ɔɪ 3. The 2 vowels are pronounced in the same syllable.

This diphthong is pronounced as a long A sound sliding into a U sound. Full list of words with these elements. An example of a diphthong can be seen in the word mouse in which the ou part of the word obviously consists of two distinct vowels but there is no syllabic break between the two.

Wide diphthongs are the opposite - they require a greater tongue movement and their offsets are farther away from their starting points on the vowel chart. But in all my years of coaching there is one that is particularly challenging for non-native speakers and thats the diphthong in a word like no. ɪə eə ʊə Closing diphthong 2.