An ELT Glossary Dipthong

Selasa, 17 Februari 2015



Definition : A vowel sound that glides from one vowel to another within a syllable, but is considered as a single phoneme 

Examples from English :
  • /ɪə/  as in near /nɪə/
  • /eɪ/ as in wait /weɪt/
  • /ʊə/ as in pure /pjʊə/
  • /ɔɪ/ as in boy /bɔɪ/
  • /əʊ/ as in go /gəʊ/
  • /eə/ as in pair /peə/
  • /aɪ/ as in buy /baɪ/ 
  • /aʊ/ as in how /haʊ/


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