Diphthongs: The word ‘diphthong’ is from a Greek word, which means double sound. They are also vowels. The difference is that while a pure vowel contains only one sound, a diphthong contains two sounds with a glide from the first vowel.
/ei/ as found in rain
/ᶕu/ as found in spoke
/ai/ as found in high
/au/ as found in how
/ᴐi/ as found in oil
//iᶕ/ as found in hear
//eᶕ/ as found in spear
/uᶕ/ as found in tour
EVALUATION
Diphthongs can be divided into two, namely: centering and closing dipthongs. Classify the diphthongs above into these two.
See also
Guided Composition (Narrative)
Simple Present Tense and Simple Past Tense
