Virtual Voice Lab
Diphthongs
A diphthong is a combination of two vowel sounds, also known as a gliding vowel.
In the table below, a list of words containing a diphthong is articulated for your reference.
The IPA vowel chart shows the movement of gliding from the first vowel to the second vowel.
Diphthongs - closing with /ɪ/
eɪ
Play
Slay
Day
Take
Make
Cake
Chain
Plane
Game
ɑɪ
Sigh
Size
My
Mine
Rhine
Pry
Ply
Cry
Eye
Try
Tie
ɔɪ
Toy
Troy
Soy
Noise
Join
Point
Boil
Oil
Coil
Soil
Foil
Diphthongs - closing with /ʊ/
ɑʊ
Out
Aloud
Allow
Sound
Pound
Round
Count
House
Mouse
Mount
South
əʊ
Code
Home
Joke
Note
Phone
Vote
Ago
No
Over
Control
Old
Boat
Below
Throw
Diphthongs - closing with /ə/ (i.e. centering)
ɪə
Fear
Hear
Near
Shere
Mere
Clear
Tear
Dear
Ear
eə
Air
Hair
Heir
Pair
Dare
Bare
Rare
Care
Fair
Mayor
Chair
Square
ʊə
Tour
Pure/pjʊə/
Poor
Sure
Cure/kjʊə/
Endure
/ɪnˈdjʊə/
The words ‘pure’ , ‘cure’ , and ‘endure’ sound slightly differently from the rest of the words due to the consonant /j/ requiring a jaw dropping movement.