Diphthongs in English phonetics

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[əu] -o, -oa, -ow, -ew eu home, go, hope, role,
bold, open, road,
whole, glow, pillow
[ei] -a, -ai, -ay, -eigh, ei take, late, tape, amaze,
-augh gain, vain, plain, pay,
eight, weight, straight
[ɔi] -oi, -oy oi boy, coin, soil, boil,
enjoy, destroy, toy,
annoy
[ai] -y, -i, -igh, -ui aj bride, bright, light,
sky, fly, quite, mind,
[uə] -or, -ur, -ew ue poor, moor, tour, lure,
rural, insure, jewel
[eə] -air, a before r, ee care, fair, air, glare,
-are mayor, pear, square
[au] -ow, -ou au cow, found, mouse,
owl, vowel, house,
now, towel
[j] -ew, -y, -u j new, yes, you,
yesterday.