SS1 Third Term English Language Lesson Note – Introduction to Diphthongs

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WEEK 2

ASPECT: Speech Work

TOPIC: Introduction to Diphthongs

Diphthongs are the combination of two vowel sounds as a result of movement of the tongue from one sound to the other sound. The diphthong is a single sound after the combination. It is also referred to as impure sound.

EXAMPLES OF DIPHTHONGS

/ei/ as in gate, cake, take, place, date, gauge, make, rake etc.

/əʊ/ as in home, go, owl, own, load, hoe, mow, sow, goat road, etc.

/ai/ as in buy, five, rice, write, kite, fry, price, lie, might, bite, fly etc.

/aʊ/ as in how, cloud, out, house, blouse, browse, loud, crown, crowd etc.

/Ͻi/ as in boy, joy, toy, oil, toil coin, boils, Lois, rejoice, etc.

/iə/ as in here, ear, idea, fear, beer, rear, etc.

/ eə / as in air, their, where, hair, fair etc.

/ʊə/ as in during, pure,tour, lure, etc.

CLASSIFICATION OF DIPHTHONGS

1. Centering Diphthongs: These are the diphthongs that are produced as a result of the gliding of the tongue towards the centre. /iə/ , /eə/,/uə/
2. Closing Diphthongs: These are the diphthongs in which the tongue glides to the close region for their pronunciation. /ei/, /əʊ/ ,/ai/ /aʊ/ ,/Ͻi/

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