Diphthongs
There are basically eight diphthongs in the English sound and these include the following
1. /ai/ as in buy, my site, fight
buy – /bai/ my – /mai/
site /sait/ fight – /fait/
2. /ei/ as in state, bake, mail, way
State – /steit/ bake – /beik/,
mail – /meil/ way – /wei/
3. /aʊ/ as in house, bow, brown, drought
house – /haʊs/ bow/baʊ/
brown/braʊn/ drought/draʊt/
4. /əʊ/ as in goat, cone, low, sew
goat – /gəʊt/, cone, – /kəʊn/
low, – /ləʊ/ sew – /səʊ/
5. /eə/ as in bare, bear, pair, mere, where, wear
bare – /beə/ bear – /beə/ pair – /peə/
mere – /meə/ where – /weə/ wear – /weə/
6. /iə/ as in ear, here, beer, peer, near
ear – /iə/ here – /hiə/ beer – /biə/
peer – /piə/ near – /niə/
7. /ɔi/ as in boy, choice, enjoy, oil
boy – /bɔi/ choice – /t∫ɔis/
enjoy, – /indȝɔi/ oil – /ɔil/
8. / ʊə/ as in tour, sure, pure, tourism
tour – /tʊə/ sure – /∫ʊə /
pure – / pjʊə / tourism – /tʊərizm/
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