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Unit 1: Simple Rule for Pronunciation & Intonation

Notes

There are four common diphthongs i.e. ‘I’, ‘OW’, ‘OI’, and ‘U’ as heard in the sentence ‘I now
enjoy music’. All the above diphthongs have been discussed below:
i) Diphthong ‘I’: Diphthong ‘I’ is a first place diphthong and is represented by an angular
sign .....................e.g.

time ..................... like ..................... mike .....................
bite ..................... dye ..................... shy .....................
ride ..................... pile ..................... fire .....................
In the beginning diphthong ‘I’ can be joined with down strokes e.g.

idle ..................... item ..................... ivory.....................
idea ..................... eyes ..................... ice.....................
The sign for diphthong ‘I’ can also be abbreviated e.g.
Isle ..................... i can ..................... i am.....................

I may ..................... i will.....................
The sign for diphthong ‘I’ can be joined at the end with consonant ‘N’ only e.g.
nigh ...................... deny .....................
ii) Diphthong ‘OW’:

Diphthong ‘OW’ is a third place diphthong and is represented by an angular sign .....................
e.g.
cow ..................... cowed ..................... couch .....................

rowdy ..................... mouth ..................... out .....................
loud ..................... outlaw .....................
Diphthong sign for ‘OW’ ...................... can be abbreviated for the word ‘now’
iii) Diphthong ‘OI’

Diphthong ‘OI’ is a first place Diphthong and is represented by an angular
sign ......................... e.g.
toy ..................... boy ..................... enjoy .....................

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