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Advanced Communication Skills

Notes toil ..................... boil ..................... annoy .....................
roy ..................... coinage .....................
In the beginning it can be joined with consonant ‘L’ only e.g.
oil ..................... oiling ..................... oiler .....................

iv) Diphthong ‘U’
Diphthong ‘U’ is a third place Diphthong and is represented by a small
semicircle ......................... e.g.
dupe ..................... tube ..................... beauty .....................

mule ..................... duke ..................... cure .....................
duty ..................... tunic ..................... assume .....................
Diphthong sign ‘U’ ........................ can be joined to the consonants wherever it is convenient
to join
e.g.
due ..................... purview ..................... issue .....................
review.....................

Diphthong sign ‘U’ ........................ changes its form as ...................... when it is joined finally
to consonants K, G, M, N, and ‘L’ e.g.
argue ....................... kew ..................... new .....................

mew ..................... value ..................... renew .....................

Pronunciation

The sounds represented here are those of British English spoken with an R.P. (Received
Pronunciation) accent. Other varieties of English differ considerably in pronunciation.

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