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Monophthongs v Diphthongs

Monophthongs v Diphthongs. Overview. Vowel sounds. In English, there are two types of vowel sound: Monophthongs Diphthongs. Monophthongs. Monophthongs are short, non-gliding vowel sounds. e.g. f a t th i n h o t

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Monophthongs v Diphthongs

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  1. Monophthongsv Diphthongs Overview

  2. Vowel sounds In English, there are two types of vowel sound: • Monophthongs • Diphthongs

  3. Monophthongs Monophthongsareshort, non-gliding vowel sounds. e.g. fat thin hot Notice that the vowel sound in each of these words is short, and does not change.

  4. Diphthongs Diphthongs arelonger, gliding vowel sounds. e.g. crazy boat now Notice that the vowel sound in each of these words is longer, and the stress slightly changes (it glides down usually).

  5. In English In English, 99% of all vowel sounds are monopthongs (single) or diphthongs (double). Some languages have triphthongs (Thai for example). This partly explains the difficulty for Thai people when pronouncing English: soei(beautiful) http://www.fonetiks.org/sou4th.html

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