Now make the vowel sound again but hold it at the beginning. Say these English words out loud: fly, tie, ride, smile. There are three major diphthongs in English that have quite a noticeable change in the quality of the vowel sound. The word diphthong comes from the Greek word for “two sounds”. This gives the sound a different a different shape at the end from how it begins. ![]() In addition to simple vowels, many languages include diphthongs, where we move our articulators while producing the vowel. The last unit talked about simple vowels, where the tongue position stays pretty constant throughout the duration of the vowel.
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