Diphthongs

Diphthongs are those sounds that consist of a movement or glide from one vowel to another. The first part of a diphthong is always longer and stronger than the second part; as the sound glides into the second part of the diphthong the loudness of the sound decreases.
One of the most frequent errors made by language learners is to use pure vowels instead of diphthongs.

 = EI  (Çی)

as in late, day, vein, fail.

 

= AI  (Âی)

as in buy, fine, sight, file.

= OI  (Çæی)

as in boy, join, voice, foil

= OWE  (Çæ)

as in slow, go, dough, coat.

= HOW  (Âæ)

as in now, drought, fowl, cow.

=  ARE  (ÇÑ)

as in share, care, fair, bear.

= ERR  (ÇیÑ)

as in sheer, fear, idea, mere.

= URE  (Çæ)

as in sure, endure, lure, pure.

 

CHART POSITIONS OF THE DIPHTHONGS:

RISING TO

RISING TO

CENTRING     

  • NOTES
  • Rhotic and non-rhotic accents
    We can divide the accents of English into two rough groups:
  • Non-rhotic accents such RP and some other types of British English, Australian, New Zealand and South African English, where r does not occur unless a vowel follows. Thus the word 'farmer' is pronounced .
     
  • Rhotic accents such as Scottish, Irish, American and Canadian English, and the south-western accents of English, where r can occur without a following vowel. Thus the word 'farmer' is pronounced .

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