diphthongs, triphthongs, /i/, -ed, -s | Quizlet

sound /i/

When the final sound in unstressed syllable is /ɪ/, it is transcribed /i/

recipe /ˈresəpi/ wannabe /ˈwɒnəbi/ tiny /taɪni/

pronunciation of -ed

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definition of a diphthong

a vowel sound which glides from one vowel to another.

A vowel which doesn't glide (which remains constant) is called a pure vowel (= short and longs vowels)

what to remember about the pronunciation of diphthongs

-length: similar to long vowels

-first part is much longer and stronger than second part e.g. time = /taɪm/: 3⁄4=a and 1⁄4=ɪ and ɪ shorter and quieter

how many diphthongs? types of diphthongs?

8

3 groups

centring: ending in ə: ɪə-eə-ʊə (because they end on the centring vowel schwa)

closing: ending in ɪ: eɪ-aɪ-ɔɪ (ɪ is close vowel)

closing: ending in ʊ: əʊ-aʊ

ɪə

beard /bɪəd/

weird /wɪəd/

fierce /fɪəs/

starting point is actually closer than in words like ship

eə

heir /eə/

mayor /meə/

there /ðeə/

first vowel sound is more open than the e of 'get'

ʊə

tour /tʊə/

lure /lʊə/

cure /kjʊə/

(many speakers pronounce ɔː instead)

eɪ

take /teɪk/

aɪ

climb /klaɪm/

diphthong begins with an open vowel between front and back; quite similar to ʌ

ɔɪ

boy /bɔɪ/

first part of the diphthong is slightly more open than ɔː

aʊ

house /haʊs/

tongue often does not reach the ʊ position

əʊ

home /həʊm/ initial ə has a slightly more rounded lip position than normal, in preparation for the glide to ʊ

triphthongs

two vowel glides within a single syllable

five closing diphthongs + ə

eɪə player

aɪə fire

ɔɪə loyal

əʊə lower

aʊə power, hour

ed> pronunciation 'd': words ending with these suffixes

b rubbed

g tugged

ʤ managed

l filled

m dimmed

n listened

vowel + r stirred

v loved

z seized

ed> pronunciation /t/: words ending with these voiceless sounds (think phonemes not letters gh>f)

k packed

s passed

tʃ watched

ʃ washed

f laughed

p tipped

ed> pronunciation /ɪd/: verbs ending with

t posted

d added

+ other cases

earned /ɜːnd/

carried /kær ɪd/

changed /tʃeɪndʒd/

harmed /hɑːmd/

pronunciation of /s/: ɪz

after sibilant consonants s, ʃ, tʃ, dʒ, z

churches, brushes, slices, boxes, judges

pronunciation of s as /s/

after unvoiced consonants f, k, p, t

packs, rates, laughs, taps

pronunciation of s as /z/ after

-after voiced consonants b, d, g, l, m, n, ŋ, r, v, ð

words, John's, clothes, girls

-after a vowel sound

boys, tries, he's

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