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A diphthong is a long wovel sound made by gliding from one position of the mouth to another within the same syllable.

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Depending on your accent, you may use up to 7 diphthongs in English pronunciation and here they are:

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/aɪ/ starts with the jaw open and the tongue more or less in the centre [ɑ] then it glides to [i]; /aɪ/ I SPY.

buy    bike    pie    kite    height  right   type   smile  climb   spider

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/ai/

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/eɪ/ is the first letter of the Roman alphabet. The sound is found in words spelt with ‘a’ like MAKE, RAIN & STAY, and others spelt with an ‘e’ like EIGHT and STEAK

pain   shade   age   wait    taste  mistake   pane   cane   change

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/ei/

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/əʊ/ is what you say when you’re surprised by something OH! or with slightly different intonation, when you are intrigued by something OH! Its spelling nearly always includes an ‘o’ like in GO, SHOW, LOAN & THOUGH, though some other spellings can occur like SEW

window   know   going   over  nose   no  throw  coat   joking closed

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/əʊ/

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/aʊ/

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/aʊ/ is what you say when something hurts: OW! It’s normally spelt OU like in ROUND & MOUSE, or OW like in BROWN & HOW.

cow   bow   brow  grouse   town   lounge  couch mountain shout

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/eə/ is what you breathe, except in London of course, where it’s known as smog. The sound is found in words with combinations of AR like PAIR, STARE, AEROPLANE, & BEAR.

pear   hair   chairs   upstairs   square  there  everywhere

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/eə/

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An /ɪə/ is what you use to hearwith. It is commonly found in words containing ‘e’ and ‘r’ like CAREER, HERE, NEAR & YEAR, but it’s found in words without ‘r’ too like IDEA

tear   beer   beard  mountaineeer
cheers  atmosphere pier dear

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/ɪə/

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/ɔɪ/ is what you say to grab someone’s attention: OY! It’s found in words spelt OY like TOY, BOY & ANNOY and in words spelt with OI like FOIL & COIN

oil    coin  noise   spoilt  voice  employ   point   appointment

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/ɔɪ/