Diphthongs

Question 1

• Closing diphthong.
• Begins in a slightly below a half-close front vowel.
• Moves in the direction of /ɪ/.
• Lips are spread as in play or make.
• Similar to leído.

Answer 1

• a - bake - /beɪk/
• ai - waist - /weɪst/
• ay - may - /meɪ/
• ei - eight - /eɪt/
• ey - they - /ðeɪ/
• ea - steak - /steɪk/
• they - /ðeɪ/
• bathe - /beɪð/
• way - /weɪ/

Question 2

• Closing diphthong.
• Starts slightly behind the front open vowel.
• Moves to the position associated with /ɪ/.
• Lips go from a neutral to a loosely spread position as in might or glide.
• Similar to país.

Answer 2

• y - dry - /draɪ/; pry - /praɪ/
• ai - aisle - /aɪl/
• ye dye - /daɪ/
• ei - eider - /ˈaɪdə/; either - /ˈaɪðə/
• ie - die - /daɪ/; pie - /paɪ/
• igh - high - /haɪ/; sight - /saɪt/
• i - bike - /baɪk/; pike - /paɪk/
• igh, eigh - height - /haɪt/; sight - /saɪt/
• thigh - /θaɪ/
• dice - /daɪs/
• my - /maɪ/

Question 3

• Closing diphthong.
• Begins at a position between a point back half-open and open.
• Moves into a position near /ɪ/.
• Lips from open rounded to neutral position as in voice or boy.
• Similar to doy.

Answer 3

• oi - noise - /nɔɪz/; choice - /ʧɔɪs/
• oy - joy - /ʤɔɪ/; toy - /tɔɪ/
• joy - /ʤɔɪ/
• noise - /nɔɪz/
• c**hoice - /ʧɔɪs/

Question 4

• Closing diphthong.
• Starts at a central position between half-close and half-open.
• Moves to /ʊ/.
• Lips are neutral and end in a lip round position as in old or home.
• Similar to euforia.

Answer 4

• o - so - /səʊ/; old - /əʊld/
• ou - though - /ðəʊ/; soul - /səʊl/
• oa - oak - /əʊk/; foal - /fəʊl/
• ow - blow - /bləʊ/; know - /nəʊ/
• oe - toe - /təʊ/; doe - /dəʊ/
• joke - /ʤəʊk/
• vote - /vəʊt/
• throw - /θrəʊ/

Question 5

• Closing.
• Starts in a position between the back and fron open vowel.
• Moves to a position near /ʊ/.
• Lips go from neutrally open to a weakly rounded position as in how or shout.
• Similar to aurora.

Answer 5

• ou - sound - /saʊnd/; bound - /baʊnd/
• ow - town - /taʊn/; fowl - /faʊl/
• vow - /vaʊ/
• lounge - /laʊnʤ/
• out - /aʊt/

Question 6

• Centring glide to /ə/.
• Starts in a position near to /ɪ/.
• Moves towards the more open variety of /ə/.
• In medial position, the movement is not so extensive.
• Lips are neutral.

Answer 6

• eer - beer - /bɪə/; deer - /dɪə/
• eir - weird - /wɪəd/
• ia - Ian - /ˈiːən/
• ear - dear - /dɪə/; ear - /ɪə/
• ier - fierce - /fɪəs/; pierce - /pɪəs/
• eu - museum - /mjuːˈzɪəm/
• ere - here - /hɪə/
• ea - idea - /aɪˈdɪə/; beard - /bɪəd/
• eo - theological - /θɪəˈlɒʤɪkəl/
• year - /jɪə/
• beer - /bɪə/
• ear - /ɪə/

Question 7

• Centring glide to /ə/.
• Begins in the half-open front position.
• Moves towards more open veriety of /ə/.
• In mid position the movement is not so extensive.
• Lips are neutrally open during the entire glide.

Answer 7

• are - care - /keə/; mare - /meə/
• air - pair - /peə/; hair - /heə/
• ear - pear - /peə/; bear - /beə/
• chair - /ʧeə/
• where - /weə/
• there - /ðeə/

Question 8

• Centring glide to /ə/.
• From a position near to that used for /ʊ/.
• Moves towards more open variety of /ə/.
• In a close position, the glide is not so long.
• The lips are weakly rounded to neutrally spread.

Answer 8

• oor - moor - /mʊə/; poor - /pʊə/
• ewer - sewer - /ˈsəʊə/
• ure - endure - /ɪnˈdjʊə/; cure - /kjʊə/
• our - dour - /ˈdʊə/; tour - /tʊə/
• ur - curious - /ˈkjʊərɪəs/; furious - /ˈfjʊərɪəs/