VOWEL SOUNDS- DIPHTHONGS
Diphthong- a sound formed by the combination of two vowels in a single syllable, in which the sound begins as one vowel and moves towards another.
Sounds
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Spelling(s)
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Examples
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/ eɪ /
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a
ai
ay
ei
ey
ea
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base - / beɪs /, shake- /
ʃeɪk /, gaze - / ɡeɪz /,
lady - / ˈleɪdi / , bass -/ beɪs /
aim -/ eɪm / , train -/ treɪn /, mail -/
meɪl /,
rail -/ reɪl /
may -/ meɪ /, say -/ seɪ /, day -/ deɪ
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veil -/ veɪl /, rein- / reɪn / , freight -/
freɪt /
prey- / preɪ /
steak- / steɪk /, great -/ ɡreɪt /
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/ eə /
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are
air
ear
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rare -/ reə(r) /,
mare -/ meə(r) /,
bare- / beə(r) /
flair
-/ fleə(r) /, affair -/ əˈfeə(r) /,
despair -
/ dɪˈspeə(r) /
pear -/ peə(r) /,
wear- / weə(r) /
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/ʊə/
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oor
ure
ur
ewer
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boor -/ bʊə(r) /,
moor- / mɔː(r) /
procure -/
prəˈkjʊə(r) /,
secure- / sɪˈkjʊə(r) /
during -/
ˈdjʊərɪŋ /, spurious -/
ˈspjʊəriəs -/curious-
/ ˈkjʊəriəs /
brewer-
/ ˈbruːə(r) /, hewer-/ ˈhjuːə(r) /
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/ɪə /
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eer
ere
ear
eir
ier
ea
ia
eo
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peer -/ pɪə(r) /, beer
-/ bɪə(r) /, seer -/ sɪə(r) /
sphere-
/ sfɪə(r) /
clear
-/ klɪə(r) /, spear -/ spɪə(r) /
weird
-/ wɪəd /
copier
-/ ˈkɒpiə(r) /
ear -/ ɪə(r) /
sepia-
/ ˈsiːpiə /
theological
-/ θiːəˈlɒdʒɪkl/
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/ɔɪ /
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oi
oy
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poise-/
pɔɪz /, soil
-/ sɔɪl /, choice
/ tʃɔɪs /, coin -
/ kɔɪn /, foil -/ fɔɪl /, hoist- / hɔɪst /
coy -/ kɔɪ / , toy -/ tɔɪ /,
annoy- / əˈnɔɪ /, employ-
/ ɪmˈplɔɪ / |
/aɪ /
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i
y
igh
ie
ye
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lime-
/ laɪm /, whine
-/ waɪn /, climb
-/ klaɪm /
try -/ traɪ /,
buy -/ baɪ / , shy -/ ʃaɪ /,
sty -/ staɪ /
high -/ haɪ /, might -/ maɪt /, light
-/ laɪt /, sight -
/ saɪt /
pie -/ paɪ /, die- / daɪ /
dye -/ daɪ /
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/əʊ /
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o
oa
oe
ou
ow
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so-/ səʊ /, choke -/ tʃəʊk /,
role- / rəʊl /,
yolk -
/ jəʊk /, colt -/ kəʊlt /, poke -/ pəʊk /
soak -/ səʊk /,
foal -/ səʊk /,
boast -/ bəʊst /,
roast -/ rəʊst /,
loan -/ ləʊn /
, roam -/ rəʊm /
foe -/ fəʊ /, toe- / təʊ /,
hoe -/ həʊ /, sloe -/ sləʊ /,
doe-/ dəʊ /
bough-
/ baʊ /,
shoulder- / ˈʃəʊldə(r) /
know -/ nəʊ /, below -/ bɪˈləʊ /
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/aʊ /
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ou
ow
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bound-/
baʊnd /, pound-/
paʊnd /, loud-/
laʊd /, bout-/
baʊt /, rout-/
raʊt /, pout-/
paʊt /
row (quarrel)/
raʊ /,
gown/ ɡaʊn /,allow/ əˈlaʊ /, bowel-/ ˈbaʊəl /
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