Narrow diphthongs show less movement eg.

Example of closing diphthongs. Wide diphthongs show a larger movement eg. Three 3 ending in ə. Sylvia Chalker Edmund Weiner.

Where the single O vowel is pronounced as a diphthong similar to the word aw. Here we have two vowels working side by side and together they create a sound different than anything O or I alone can produce. From a half-close vowel to a close one such as eÉ as in d ay.

Crime like lime e ɪ This diphthong creates sounds similar to great and is most often used with letter combinations that include ey ay ai and a. The growing diphthong is formed when the first vowel is weak ioru and the second is strong aanduor. A diphthong where the final target quality is closer than the quality at the start of the glide.

A diphthong whose second element is higher closer than its first such as ei or au. ɪə eə ʊə Closing diphthong 2. Eɪ aɪ ɔɪ 3.

For example a careful pronunciation of the word hour begins with a vowel quality similar to ɑ goes on to ʊ then ends in ə. A DIPHTHONG which glides towards a closer soundThis includes all the diphthongs ending in ɪ and ʊ and contrasts. The closing diphthongs of General British English.

Some examples of this type of diphthong are the following. Closing diphthongs have similar characteristics to falling while opening is similar to rising. It is not mentioned whether the diphthongs in the example are rising or falling but they are all wide.