INTRODUCTION TO DIPHTHONGS

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 […]