Long u tour poor juice tool.

Example of diphthong sounds. Diphthongs are the sounds represented by the symbols in red. Long i pie buy height eye. Lets see some examples.

A diphthong is a vowel sound with a deliberate glide. Short u book should wood. This is lesson 1.

So what is a Diphthong. Lair stair bear ɪə This diphthong creates sounds similar to ear and most often occurs with. Diphthongs are very common in English but vary greatly from region to region.

Here are some common examples of diphthongs in use. Diphthongs are a type of vowel sound where two single vowel soundsmonophthongs are combined within a single syllable. One of the best diphthong examples is the word oil Here we have two vowels working side by side and together they create a sound different than anything O or I alone can produce.

However diphthongs come into play whenever a vowel makes a new and different sound usually because its working in conjunction with another vowel. Aʊ ə aʊə h our. Standard English pronunciation has 7 diphthong phonemes some alphabets contain 8 phonemes see below.

Short e said head. Long a say paid algae grey veil steak. A diphthong consists of a single syllable.