Diphthongs have the same length as the long vowels.

Examples of diphthong sounds. This is a centring diphthong initiated from the front close region. Aɪ in the words eye and ɪ consists of the a vowel and only in about the last quarter of the diphthong does the glide to ɪ becomes noticeable. English has 8 diphthongs.

The first part sound is much longer and stronger than the second part. Diphthongs are the sounds represented by the symbols in red. Lair stair bear Examples.

Diphthongs are long vowel sounds that start in one position of the mouth and end in another within the same syllable. The sound is found in words spelt with a like M A KE R AI N ST AY and others spelt with an e like EI GHT and ST EA K. The ow sound can be made with the following vowel pairs.

Lets see some examples. Use UpDown Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume. For example New Yorkers adopted a diphthong that features an aw sound.

This is the second diphthong programme in our series of 45 pronunciation videos that explore the sounds of English. Click Here for the American Accent Audio Course. Diphthongs are very common in English but vary greatly from region to region.

Vowel sounds Long a say paid algae grey veil steak Long e mean been ceiling hear pier Short e said head. Eə This diphthong creates sounds similar to air and most often occurs with letter combinations that include ai a and ea. These are also referred to as aɪ diphthongs and are often found in words that sound similar to eye Examples include like fly light and lime The opposite of a falling diphthong is a rising diphthong.