dipthongs Flashcards
DIPTHONGS
When you see two vowels next to each other, one strong (a, e, o) and one weak (i, u) or two weak vowels, all you have to do is combine the two vowels you see into one syllable; this is called a diphthong. To practice pronouncing a diphthong, make the sound for the first vowel, and then the second one. Then repeat faster and faster until it sounds like one syllable.
a e i o u
DIPTHONG au
/a/ + /u/ = “ow!”
Spanish words
au-la, aun-que
DIPTHONGS
When you see two vowels next to each other, one strong (a, e, o) and one weak (i, u) or two weak vowels, all you have to do is combine the two vowels you see into one syllable; this is called a diphthong. To practice pronouncing a diphthong, make the sound for the first vowel, and then the second one. Then repeat faster and faster until it sounds like one syllable.
a e i o u
DIPTHONG ai, ay
/a/ + /i/ = “ay ay ay!”
Spanish words
ai-re, hay
DIPTHONGS
When you see two vowels next to each other, one strong (a, e, o) and one weak (i, u) or two weak vowels, all you have to do is combine the two vowels you see into one syllable; this is called a diphthong. To practice pronouncing a diphthong, make the sound for the first vowel, and then the second one. Then repeat faster and faster until it sounds like one syllable.
a e i o u
DIPTHONG eu
/e/ + /u/ = * this sound doesn’t exist in English, but is kind of similar to “eeew!”
Spanish words
Eu-ro-pa, neu-tro
DIPTHONGS
When you see two vowels next to each other, one strong (a, e, o) and one weak (i, u) or two weak vowels, all you have to do is combine the two vowels you see into one syllable; this is called a diphthong. To practice pronouncing a diphthong, make the sound for the first vowel, and then the second one. Then repeat faster and faster until it sounds like one syllable.
a e i o u
DIPTHONG ei, ey
/e/ + /i/ = “hey”
Spanish words
rei-na, rey
DIPTHONGS
When you see two vowels next to each other, one strong (a, e, o) and one weak (i, u) or two weak vowels, all you have to do is combine the two vowels you see into one syllable; this is called a diphthong. To practice pronouncing a diphthong, make the sound for the first vowel, and then the second one. Then repeat faster and faster until it sounds like one syllable.
a e i o u
DIPTHONG ia
/i/ + /a/ = “yah!”
Spanish words
pia-no, ha-cia
DIPTHONGS
When you see two vowels next to each other, one strong (a, e, o) and one weak (i, u) or two weak vowels, all you have to do is combine the two vowels you see into one syllable; this is called a diphthong. To practice pronouncing a diphthong, make the sound for the first vowel, and then the second one. Then repeat faster and faster until it sounds like one syllable.
a e i o u
DIPTHONG ie
/i/ + /e/ = “yeck!”
Spanish words
tie-rra, ser-pien-te
DIPTHONGS
When you see two vowels next to each other, one strong (a, e, o) and one weak (i, u) or two weak vowels, all you have to do is combine the two vowels you see into one syllable; this is called a diphthong. To practice pronouncing a diphthong, make the sound for the first vowel, and then the second one. Then repeat faster and faster until it sounds like one syllable.
a e i o u
DIPTHONG io
/i/ + /o/ = “yo yo”
Spanish words
ra-dio, u-nión
DIPTHONGS
When you see two vowels next to each other, one strong (a, e, o) and one weak (i, u) or two weak vowels, all you have to do is combine the two vowels you see into one syllable; this is called a diphthong. To practice pronouncing a diphthong, make the sound for the first vowel, and then the second one. Then repeat faster and faster until it sounds like one syllable.
a e i o u
DIPTHONG iu
/i/ + /u/ = “you”
Spanish words
viu-da, ciu-dad
DIPTHONGS
When you see two vowels next to each other, one strong (a, e, o) and one weak (i, u) or two weak vowels, all you have to do is combine the two vowels you see into one syllable; this is called a diphthong. To practice pronouncing a diphthong, make the sound for the first vowel, and then the second one. Then repeat faster and faster until it sounds like one syllable.
a e i o u
DIPTHONG oi, oy
/o/ + /i/ = “toy”
Spanish words
boi-na, hoy
DIPTHONGS
When you see two vowels next to each other, one strong (a, e, o) and one weak (i, u) or two weak vowels, all you have to do is combine the two vowels you see into one syllable; this is called a diphthong. To practice pronouncing a diphthong, make the sound for the first vowel, and then the second one. Then repeat faster and faster until it sounds like one syllable.
a e i o u
DIPTHONG ua
/u/ + /a/ = “water”
Spanish words
a-gua, cua-dro
DIPTHONGS
When you see two vowels next to each other, one strong (a, e, o) and one weak (i, u) or two weak vowels, all you have to do is combine the two vowels you see into one syllable; this is called a diphthong. To practice pronouncing a diphthong, make the sound for the first vowel, and then the second one. Then repeat faster and faster until it sounds like one syllable.
a e i o u
DIPTHONG ue
/u/ + /e/ = “wet”
Spanish words
fue-go, true-no
DIPTHONGS
When you see two vowels next to each other, one strong (a, e, o) and one weak (i, u) or two weak vowels, all you have to do is combine the two vowels you see into one syllable; this is called a diphthong. To practice pronouncing a diphthong, make the sound for the first vowel, and then the second one. Then repeat faster and faster until it sounds like one syllable.
a e i o u
DIPTHONG ui
/u/ + /i/ = “wee!”
Spanish words
fui-mos, huir
DIPTHONGS
When you see two vowels next to each other, one strong (a, e, o) and one weak (i, u) or two weak vowels, all you have to do is combine the two vowels you see into one syllable; this is called a diphthong. To practice pronouncing a diphthong, make the sound for the first vowel, and then the second one. Then repeat faster and faster until it sounds like one syllable.
a e i o u
DIPTHONG uo
/u/ + /o/ = “whoa”
Spanish words
cuo-ta, in-di-vi-duo
