Supported by the Lab’s Original recordings the chart shows all diphtongs and gives the opportunity to practice them through a variety of exercises. You can practice all sounds according to the chart or click on any sound to practice it separately.
crime, like, lime
break, rain, weight
slow, moan, though
brown, hound, now
lair, stair, bear
beer, near, pier
oil, toy, coil
lure, pure, sure
The quadrilaterals represent 8 English diphthongs. The symbol shows the initial position (the first part of a diphthong), an arrow represents the final position (the second part of a diphthong).
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closing diphthong
1. Begin with articulating /a/
2. Then slowly move to /I/
Pronounce the following words:
cry, smile, kite, mice
closing diphthong
1. Begin with articulating /e/
2. Then slowly move to /I/
Pronounce the following words:
take, made, sane, tame
closing diphthong
1. Begin with articulating /ə/ (shwa)
2. Then slowly move to /ʊ/
Pronounce the following words:
tow, bow, crow, stove
closing diphthong
1. Begin with articulating /a/
2. Then slowly move to /ʊ/
Pronounce the following words:
round, about, proud, stout
centring diphthong
1. Begin with prolonging /e/
2. Then slowly move to /ə/ (shwa)
Pronounce the following words:
hair, stare, stairs, tear (apart)
centring diphthong
1. Begin with articulating /I/
2. Then glide slowly to /ə/ (shwa)
Pronounce the following words:
hear, near, tear, leer
closing diphthong
1. Begin with articulating /ɔ/
2. Then slowly move to /I/
Pronounce the following words:
toy, annoy, oy, soil
centring diphthong
Mind, however, that we do not usually pronoucne this diphthong. We tend to pronounce a different sound instead.
1. Begin with prolonging /ʊ/
2. Then slowly move to /ə/ (shwa)
Pronounce the following words:
cruel (/kru:l/), poor (/pu:/), plural (/plu:rl/), sure (/ʃɔː/)