DIPHTHONG AND TRIPHTHONG

 

In this part of the chapter I studied the diphthong and diphthong. First, a Diphthong is two vowels combined together to produce one sound. The different vowel combinations create a binding of the two vowels. When “u” combines with another vowel, a “w” sound is produced. The "i” followed by another vowel, produces a consonant “y” sound for example in the word “year”. The “ai” or “ay” combination is pronounced like the word “eye”. Second,Triphthong is the combination of three vowels in the same syllable: A strong vowel in between two weak vowels. "a", "e" and "o" are strong vowels. They never form diphthongs together. They may form diphthongs and diphthongs only in combination with "I" and "U."

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