A.
Diphthongs
Diphthong: consist
of movement or glide from one vowel to another.
1.
Centering. Ending in “ə”
ɪə
|
eə
|
ʊə
|
Idea
/ai’dɪə/
|
Air /eə(r)/
|
Mature /məˈtʃʊər/
|
Engineer
/endӡɪ’nɪə(r)/
|
Cairn /keən/
|
Purity /’pjʊərəti/
|
Realistic
/rɪə’lɪstɪk/
|
Scarce /skeəs/
|
Surety /’ʃʊərəti/
|
Hear
/hɪə(r)/
|
Hair /heə(r)/
|
Tour /tʊə(r)/
|
Beard
/bɪəd/
|
Bear /beə(r)/
|
Lure /lʊə(r)/
|
2.
Closing
a.
Ending in “ɪ”
eɪ
|
aɪ
|
ɔɪ
|
Illuminate
/ɪ’lu:mɪneɪt/
|
Idol
/’aɪdl/
|
Employ
/ɪm’plɔɪ/
|
Engage
/ɪn’geɪʤ/
|
Deny
/dɪ’naɪ/
|
Oil
/ɔɪl/
|
Hail
/heɪl/
|
Kind
/kaɪnd/
|
Destroy
/dɪ’strɔɪ/
|
Gymnasium/ʤɪm’neɪziəm/
|
Legalize
/’li:gəlaɪz/
|
Toy
/tɔɪ/
|
Labour
/’leɪbə(r)/
|
License
/’laɪsns/
|
Noise
/nɔɪz/
|
b.
Ending in “ʊ”
əʊ
|
aʊ
|
Emotive
/i’məʊtɪv/
|
Rebound
/rɪ’baʊnd
|
Demote
/di:’məʊt/
|
Scrounge
/skraʊnʤ/
|
Karaoke
/kæri’əʊki/
|
Powder
/’paʊdə(r)/
|
Jumbo
/’ʤʌmbəʊ/
|
Announce
/ə’naʊns/
|
Oak
/əʊk/
|
Mouse
/maʊs/
|
B.
Triphthongs
Triphthong is a glide from one vowel to another and
then to a third, all rapidly and without interruption.
eɪə
|
aɪə
|
ɔɪə
|
Slayer /sleɪə(r)/
|
Empire
/’empaɪeə(r)/
|
Coir
/kɔɪə(r)/
|
Gayer
/geɪə(r)/
|
Liability
/laɪə’bɪləti/
|
Lawyer
/lɔɪə(r)/
|
Greyer
/greɪə(r)/
|
Pliant
/’plaɪənt/
|
Employer
/ɪm’plɔɪə(r)/
|
Bayonet
/’beɪənət/
|
Client / klaɪənt/
|
Destroyer
/dɪ’strɔɪə(r)/
|
Layabout
/’leɪəbaʊt/
|
Iron
/aɪən/
|
Foyer
/fɔɪə(r)/
|
əʊə
|
aʊə
|
Coalition / kəʊəˈlɪ.ʃən/
|
Flour / flaʊə(r)/
|
Thrower
/θrəʊə(r)/
|
Towel
/taʊəl/
|
Lower
/ləʊə(r)/
|
Shower
/ʃaʊə(r)/
|
Blower
/bləʊə(r)/
|
Dower
/daʊə(r)/
|
Mower
/məʊə(r)/
|
Flower
/flaʊə(r)/
|
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