In English, we
have vowels as in Bahasa. But in Bahasa,
there are only 5 vowels. They are A, I,
U, E, and O. While in English, we have
two kinds of vowels.
1. Single vowel sounds (monothongs)
2. Double vowel sounds (diphthongs)
1. Single vowel sounds (monothongs)
2. Double vowel sounds (diphthongs)
In this section, we will
learn about diphthong.
1. /ei/ sound
How to pronounced /ɪə/ sound? (sound)
The tongue begins pushed
somewhat forward but in neutral position in the mouth, and then, as the jaw
closes slightly, the body of the tongue moves upward until it is near the tooth
ridge, similar to the position of a y
sound. The front sides of the tongue
touch the inside of the top teeth at the end of the sound.
When
you say the letters of the alphabet, A
has the long vowel sound /ei/. You hear this sound in the word plane.
Examples:
- Same
- Rain
- Play
- Weigh
- They
- Break
- Great
/ei/ sound is frequently found when:
2. /aɪ/ sound
When you say the letters of the alphabet, I has the long vowel sound /aɪ/. you hear the sound /aɪ/ in the word wine.
How to pronounce /aɪ/ sound?
- At the beginning of the sound, the tongue is low and touches the bottom, side teeth.
- As the jaw closes slightly, the body of the tongue moves upward until it is near the tooth ridge, similar to the position of a y sound. The front sides of the tongue touch the inside of the top, side teeth.
Examples:
- Smile
- Light
- Die
- Shy
- Ice
- sky
/aɪ/
sound is frequently found when:
I-E (smile), IE (die), Y (cry)
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But these spellings are not
always pronounced /aɪ/ (fridge, city, friend)
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/aɪ/ sound is sometimes found
when:
IGH (high), UY (buy)
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3. /əʊ/ sound
When
you say the letters of the alphabet, O has the long vowel
sound /əʊ/. You hear this sound in the
word note.
How to pronounce
/əʊ/ sound?
1.
The body of the tongue is pushed back and in a low-to-mid mouth position
and the bottom teeth can be felt along the sides of the tongue.
2.
The sound moves into a w sound by raising the jaw slightly while closing
the lips into a small circle. The body
of the tongue moves upward until the tongue is near the back of the hard
palate.
Examples:
- Boat
- Known
- Vote
- Goes
- Most
- Rope
/əʊ/ sound is frequently found when:
O (old), O-E (stone), OW (show), OA (coat), OE (toe)
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4. /aʊ/ sound
How to pronounced /aʊ/
sound?
- The sound begins with the jaw open and the body of the tongue in a low position in the mouth. The bottom teeth can be felt along the sides of the tongue.
- Then, as the jaw closes, the lips close into a small circle similar to the position of a w sound. The body of the tongue moves upward until the tongue is near the back of the hard palate.
Examples:
- Brown
- Out
- Count
- Cow
5. /ɔɪ/ sound
How to pronounced /ɔɪ/ sound?
(/ɔɪ/ sound)
- At the beginning of the sound the jaw is open about mid-way and the body of the tongue is in a low position in the mouth. The bottom teeth can be felt along sides of the tongue.
- Then the jaw closes slightly. The body of the tongue moves upward until it is near the tooth ridge, similar to the position of a Y sound. The front sides of the tongue touch the inside of the top, side teeth.
Examples:
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Voice
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Point
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Joy
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Oil
6. /ɪə/ sound
How to pronounce
/ɪə/ sound?
During the
production of /ɪə/ the distance between the jaws widens.
Examples:
- Dear
- Near
- Here
7. /eə/ sound
In
the word “care”, we can get the
vowel sound /eə/. This vowel sound
usually meets the letter R. In many
accents in England, the letter R is not pronounced after a vowel. In other places, the R is pronounced, for
example in most parts of North America.
Examples:
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Bear
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Share
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Dared
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Stairs
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Where
/eə/ sound is frequently found when:
8. /ʊə/ sound
To produce /ʊə/ sound, the
front of the back of the tongue is raised and then it moves towards /ə/.
Examples:
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Sure
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Cure
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Poor
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