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DIPTHONGS

• [ɪə] : “ie”
Example : ear, beer, here, idea, hear, cheer, deer
• [aʊ] : “aw”
Example : town, round, bough, out, gown, plow, now, house
• [oʊ] : “oh” “ou”
Example : though, no, show, oat, own, zone, blow
• [ɔɪ] : “oi” “oe”
Example : toy, moist, joy, oyster, coil, boy, voice
• [aɪ] : “ai”
Example : my, height, buy, ice, bite, tie, time, fly, high, pie, eye
• [eɪ] : “ay” “ei”
Example : fade, maid, gauge, eight, wade, bay, cake, day, train, great, they
• [ju] : “yu”
Example : beauty, union, feud, cute, few, university, music
• [ʊə] : “eu”
Example : tour, Europe, cure

“aw”/“au” straw, law, saw, cause, haul, author

“oy”/“oi” toy, boy, coy, coin, noise, oil

“ow”/“ou” cow, now, flower, cloud, house, loud

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