Long vowels, diphthongs and triphthongs Flashcards
avowelsound produced when the tongue is in an extreme position, either front or back, high or low
Acardinal vowel
what is a cardinal sound?
Acardinal vowelis avowelsound produced when the tongue is in an extreme position, either front or back, high or low
A vowel which remains constant and does not change is called a
pure vowel
when does a diphthong occur?
Adiphthongoccurs when there are two separatevowelsounds within the same syllable.
the most important thing to remember about all the diphthongs is….
that the first part is much longer and stronger than the second part; for example, most of the diphthong /ai/ (as in the words ‘eye’,) consists of the a vowel, and only in about the last quarter of the diphthong does the glide to i become noticeable.
what are the front diphthongs?
/ei/ bay
/ai/ buy
/ ɔi/ boy
what are the back diphthongs?
/ əu/ boat
/au/ loud
what are the central diphthongs?
/iə/ beer
/eə/ bear
/uə/ tour
/ei/ gate
/ai/ pine
/ ɔi/ coin
These three diphthongs are known as front close explain why.
because they end with a front close vowel /i/
(Chose) write the sound of the vowel
/ əu/ boat
(Fountain) write the sound of the vowel
/ au/ loud
(Grown) write the sound of the vowel
/ əu/ boat
it is a glide from one vowel to another and then to a third, all produced rapidly and without interruption.
A triphthong
The most complex English sounds of the vowel type
A triphthong
( hour ) transcribe the vowel
/ aʊə / hour
