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Example of sentences with diphthongs. Welsh diphthongs are much more numerous than English. House The house looks really beautiful. A diphthong is a vowel made up of two sounds.
A frequent fault is making the diphthongs too long. Eə eə diphthong uses letters and letter combinations like ai a and ea to form sounds similar to air Here are a few more examples. Diphthongs are often difficult for English as a Second Language learners.
To leave a comment you must register for free or if you are already registered log in. Following is a list of 20 examples of triphthongs in English. I find myself often confused by the accelerating trend towards adopting back vowels in diphthongs to replace front vowels.
In Middle High German written diphthongs like ie are pronounced in fact as diphthongs. If there are any other words like. Here are a few more examples.
And thats just scratching the surface. 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. Has not written any comments yet.
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. Eə This Diphthong uses letters and letter combinations like ai a and ea to form sounds similar to air 14. Thank you for your feedback.