DIPHTONG & TRIPHTHONG

BY: JAMUNA BATUMALAI

SUGANTHI DIANA ASIRAVATHAM

Literally "two sounds" or "two tones“. Also known as a gliding vowel, refers to

two adjacent vowel sounds occurring within the same syllable.

Technically, a diphthong is a vowel with two different targets: that is, the tongue moves during the pronunciation of the vowel.

In most dialects of English, the sentence "no highway cowboys" contains diphthongs.

DIPHTONG

• A dipthong begins on one vowel and ends on another.

( they are made from two vowel sounds put together)

• The whole must be said in one breath.• There are eight diphthongs in English:

Dipthong e – i

Words with e-i:

Exm:

aid age aim pay bay day they great

may weigh hay laid shape baby neighbour

table April nation station payment patient

away against remain delay vacation

long a

SENTENCE PRACTICE

1. They say that rain came on eight days in April.

2. They played a great game and made

a name for their nation.

Dipthong a – i

Words with i:

Exm:

I eye tie die by buy my why high

pipe type ripe either fight sight might

night neither iron Friday island advice

apply alive supply exercise realize satisfy

long i

SENTENCE PRACTICE

1. I’ve a fly in my right eye, that’s

why I’m crying.

2. The child tried nine times for the

writing prize.

Dipthong aw – i

Words with oi:

Exm:

Toy joy choice noise coin spoil loyal

royal destroy appoint poison

long oi

SENTENCE PRACTICE

1. The boy boiled the toy in oil and

spoilt it.

2. He joined the loyal lists, but avoided any

employment in royal appointments.

Dipthong o – u

Words with o :

Exm:

toe though so sew show no know low

gold wrote sold road roll folk load boat

coat only lower choose hope noble progress

long o

SENTENCE PRACTICE

1. Follow the lower road and go slowly home.

2. His clothes are old. There is a hole in

the coat and both shoulders are broken

open.

Dipthong a – oo long ow

Words with ow:

Exm:

bough bow now doubt shout loud

mouth south ground about out town

cloud proud thousand mountain

SENTENCE PRACTICE

1. Our brown cow is now down by the

round tower.

2. The crowd, which amounted to

a thousand, surrounded the houses

down in the town and shouted

loudly.

Dipthong e – er (air)

Words with air:

Exm:

Pair bare bear tear dare care fair fare

there their share wear where prayer spare

square declare affair

SENTENCE PRACTICE

1. Have you a spare pair of boots for the

fair – haired child to wear?

2. The chair is a scarce one; therefore be

careful how you repair it.

Dipthong oo – er (oor)

Words with oor:

Example Poor rural plural tourist February

After the diphthong ow put the short vowel er

Exm: tower hour our flour

Dipthong i - er

Words with ier:

Example:

ear tear(crying) dear fear cheer year hear

here clear real really realize idea appear

sincere period serious appearance experience

SENTENCE PRACTICE

1. They shouted “Hear, hear!” and cheered

the hero when he appeared.