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Literally "two sounds" or "two tones“. Also known as a gliding vowel, refers to
two adjacent vowel sounds occurring within the same syllable.
Technically, a diphthong is a vowel with two different targets: that is, the tongue moves during the pronunciation of the vowel.
In most dialects of English, the sentence "no highway cowboys" contains diphthongs.
DIPHTONG
• A dipthong begins on one vowel and ends on another.
( they are made from two vowel sounds put together)
• The whole must be said in one breath.• There are eight diphthongs in English:
Dipthong e – i
Words with e-i:
Exm:
aid age aim pay bay day they great
may weigh hay laid shape baby neighbour
table April nation station payment patient
away against remain delay vacation
long a
SENTENCE PRACTICE
1. They say that rain came on eight days in April.
2. They played a great game and made
a name for their nation.
Dipthong a – i
Words with i:
Exm:
I eye tie die by buy my why high
pipe type ripe either fight sight might
night neither iron Friday island advice
apply alive supply exercise realize satisfy
long i
SENTENCE PRACTICE
1. I’ve a fly in my right eye, that’s
why I’m crying.
2. The child tried nine times for the
writing prize.
Dipthong aw – i
Words with oi:
Exm:
Toy joy choice noise coin spoil loyal
royal destroy appoint poison
long oi
SENTENCE PRACTICE
1. The boy boiled the toy in oil and
spoilt it.
2. He joined the loyal lists, but avoided any
employment in royal appointments.
Dipthong o – u
Words with o :
Exm:
toe though so sew show no know low
gold wrote sold road roll folk load boat
coat only lower choose hope noble progress
long o
SENTENCE PRACTICE
1. Follow the lower road and go slowly home.
2. His clothes are old. There is a hole in
the coat and both shoulders are broken
open.
Dipthong a – oo long ow
Words with ow:
Exm:
bough bow now doubt shout loud
mouth south ground about out town
cloud proud thousand mountain
SENTENCE PRACTICE
1. Our brown cow is now down by the
round tower.
2. The crowd, which amounted to
a thousand, surrounded the houses
down in the town and shouted
loudly.
Dipthong e – er (air)
Words with air:
Exm:
Pair bare bear tear dare care fair fare
there their share wear where prayer spare
square declare affair
SENTENCE PRACTICE
1. Have you a spare pair of boots for the
fair – haired child to wear?
2. The chair is a scarce one; therefore be
careful how you repair it.
Dipthong oo – er (oor)
Words with oor:
Example Poor rural plural tourist February
After the diphthong ow put the short vowel er
Exm: tower hour our flour
Dipthong i - er
Words with ier:
Example:
ear tear(crying) dear fear cheer year hear
here clear real really realize idea appear
sincere period serious appearance experience