Diphthong pronunciation bootcamp
Diphthongs are a type of vowel in which two vowel sounds connect together in a gliding motion. When I was in school, they were known as long vowels that “said their name” (because when you recite the alphabet, you use the long vowel as the name of the letter). As with the vowel and consonant exercises, I’ll use minimal pairs to help you practice different vowel sounds in American English. Again, I’ll be using slightly modified material from Ted Power, and links to the words I’m saying are directly above each recording.
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Coat/cot (note I’ve left out shown/shone since the two words are pronounced the same way in American English)
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