ENGLISH PHONETICS & PHONOLOGY

Instituto Superior del Traductorado

Dirección General de Cultura y Educación de la Provincia de Buenos Aires – DIEGEP 5649

PRACTICE ON CENTRING DIPHTHONGS

Near here the idea is clearly revealed, I fear. /nɪə hɪə ði aɪ’dɪəʳɪz ‘klɪəli rɪ’vɪəɫd aɪ fɪə/

I hear their beer is as clear as their tears. /aɪ ‘hɪə ðeə ‘bɪəʳɪz əz ‘klɪəʳəz ðeə tɪəz/

We dare not care for the sincerely weird. /wi deə nɒt keə fə ðə sɪn’sɪəli ‘wɪəd/

I hear there’s a cure and you’re wearing it. /aɪ ‘hɪə ðeəz ə ‘kjʊəʳənd ‘jʊə ‘weərɪŋ ɪt/

PRACTICE ON FRONT-CLOSING DIPHTHONGS

I spy with my little eye. /aɪ spaɪ wɪð maɪ ‘litəɫ aɪ/

Try the wine. /traɪ ðə waɪn/

Sky high flight. /skaɪ haɪ flaɪt/

A great day! /eɪ greɪt deɪ/

Say they named Grace Bacon. /seɪ ðeɪ neɪmd greɪs ‘beɪkən/

Stay and play. /steɪ ənd pleɪ/

Fate may change your ways. /feɪt meɪ tʃeɪndʒ jɔ: weɪz/

The foil’s oily and spoiled. /ðə fɔɪɫz ‘ɔɪli ənd spɔɪɫd/

Royal coinage. /’rɔɪʲəl ‘kɔɪnɪdʒ/

Are you boys annoyed, or enjoying the noise? /ə ju bɔɪz ɑ’nɔɪd ɔʳɪn’dʒɔɪʲɪŋ ðə nɔɪz/

PRACTICE ON BACK-CLOSING DIPHTHONGS

How about shouting? /haʊ ə’baʊt ‘ʃaʊtɪŋ/

Astounding, no doubt. /ə’staʊndɪŋ nəʊ daʊt/

I found out it’s allowed around town. /aɪ faʊnd aʊt its ə’laʊd ə’raʊnd taʊn/

Wow, the house fell down without a sound! /waʊ ðə haʊs feɫ daʊn wɪ’ðaʊt ə saʊnd/

I don’t know what show to go to, though. /aɪ dəʊnt nəʊ wɒt ʃəʊ tə gəʊ tu ðəʊ/

The mouldy overflow is cold and frozen. /ðə ‘mɒʊɫdi ‘əʊvəfləʊ ɪz kɒʊɫd ənd ‘frəʊzən/

Those old boats float off the gold coast. /ðəʊz ɒʊɫd bəʊts fləʊt ɒf ðə gɒʊɫd kəʊst/