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The document discusses diphthongs, which are combinations of two vowels in a single syllable. It provides examples of common diphthongs containing each vowel sound, and includes exercises to practice identifying diphthongs in sentences and generating words containing specific diphthongs.

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Diphthongs Presentation

The document discusses diphthongs, which are combinations of two vowels in a single syllable. It provides examples of common diphthongs containing each vowel sound, and includes exercises to practice identifying diphthongs in sentences and generating words containing specific diphthongs.

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DIPHTHONGS

What is a
diphthong?
A SOUND FORMED BY THE
COMBINATION OF TWO "SOUND"
VOWELS IN A SINGLE
SYLLABLE
A Ə
E I O U
Diphthongs with A

aɪ aʊ
(i, y, uy,
(ow, ou)
ie, ye)

TIME SHOUT
Diphthongs with E

ei eə
(ay, ea, (are, ere
ae, ai) ea)

PAY CARE
GREAT THERE
Diphthongs with I

iə
(eer, ear)

BEER
HEAR
Diphthongs with O

ɔɪ
(oi, oy)

BOY
NOISE
Diphthongs with U

ʊə
(our, ur,
ure, eu )

PLURAL
PURE
Diphthongs with ə

əʊ
(o, o_e, oa)

NO
STONE
ROAD
Let's practice
Exercise 1. What are the main diphthongs in
each sentence?

1. There's a great whale in the lake.


2. This time the white wine is mine.
3. The beer here is really dear.
4. The duel on the moor was cruel.
5. I showed him the note we wrote in the boat.
Let's practice
Exercise 1. What are the main diphthongs in
each sentence?

1. There's a great whale in the lake.-->


2. This time the white wine is mine. -->
3. The beer here is really dear. -->
4. The duel on the moor was cruel. -->
5. I showed him the note we wrote in the boat.
-->
Let's practice
Exercise 2. Invent similar sentences for the
following diphthongs.

6. /ɔɪ/:
7. /eə/:
8. /aʊ/:
Let's practice
Exercise 3. Write the word containing the
diphthong

1. He never ….................. his bills. /eɪ/


2. What's that ….................... outside? /ɔɪ/
3. Is the bank ….................... here? /ɪə/
4. Don't …................. your trousers. /eə/
5. I caught a …................... in the river. /aʊ/
Let's practice
Exercise 3. Write the word containing the
diphthong

1. He never …......PAYS...... his bills. /eɪ/


2. What's that ….....NOISE............... outside? /ɔɪ/
3. Is the bank ….......NEAR............. here? /ɪə/
4. Don't …..WEAR............... your trousers. /eə/
5. I caught a …......TROUT.......... in the river. /aʊ/
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