Examples include like fly light and lime.

Five example of diphthong. It was not by any means exclusively the. Long I long E. Three 3 ending in ə.

Short u book should wood. əʊ as in al-though ɒlˈðəʊ or aʊ in sound saʊnd. Aired cairn scarce bear hair ʊə.

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. Deer dear here tear Nn ei ie i in. How loud mouse about cow allow Diphthongs are one of the greatest sources of mispronunciation for Spanish speakers.

These begin with vowel sounds of lower pitches or volumes and end with more prominent ones. The oy sound can be made with the following vowel pairs. Long o glow sew toe loaf soul.

The main difficulty is that English letters can be pronounced in several ways so sometimes its difficult to know which is the correct one. A diphthong is usually a syllable composed of two vowels eg. Moored tour lure sure pure.

ɛə This centring diphthong is initiated at the half-close region. Here are some common examples of diphthongs in use. Long A ur sound.