Vowels, diphthongs and triphthongs
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Transcript of Vowels, diphthongs and triphthongs
FRONT CENTRAL BACKCLOSE
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English Vowels
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English Vowels
Transcribe the following words.
bread rough foot hymnfriend cough bird course
Practice
here hairtouristwaitmyboyshowcow
What do they have in common?
What are diphthongs?What’s their basic characteristic?How can we classify them?Give examples of each of them.
DIPHTHONGS
They are sounds which consist of a movement (glide) from one vowel to another.
DIPHTHONGS
Their FIRST part is much LONGER and STRONGER than the second part.
DIPHTHONGS
DIPHTHONG
CENTRING CLOSING
ending in // ending in /I/ ending in /U/
1- phone – load – loud 2- say – mind – price 3- near – square – beer4- house – sure – cure 5- coin – choice – fair 6- lay – gray – cry 7- hear – bear – pair 8- no – now – brown
ODD ONE OUTFind the odd one out.
1- tourist2- home3- enjoy4- throne5- aerological6- analyse
TRANSCRIPTIONTranscribe the following words.
Why are they difficult?TRIPHTHONGS
Transcribe the following words.TRIPHTHONGS
liarlowerpowerroyalhighergiantshowerwidowerflour
AUTONOMY:Practice
Listen to the song and read its lyrics to find examples of diphthongs.
Lyrics: http://goo.gl/d2SgoN
Song: http://goo.gl/Fzvzl9