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DiphthongsNot Dip Thongs

Triphthongs

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Transcribe Tried

Coin

Ride soil

High

oily

Deny foil

Try

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The word diphthong comes from Greek andmeans two sounds. The term refers to the use oftwo vowel sounds in a single syllable. The

characteristic of the diphthong that is differentfrom single vowels in consecutive syllables is themovement from one vowel to another.

When we form or hear a diphthong there arethree factors:

PRIMARY VOWEL SOUND QUICK MOVEMENT

SECONDARY VOWEL SOUND

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By

[b]

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In English the first vowel is stressed, and islengthened so that it is sung for most of

the duration of the note on which itoccurs. The second vowel is made lessprecisely, it is unstressed and it is short.

Note: this is different from Italian

consecutive vowels.

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[] also [e]

Spellings: Grace, wait, say, great, weight,prey

Potential problems: Practice phrases

[h spn stz mnl an plnz ]the rain in spain stays mainly on the plain

Make straight in the desert a highway forour God

Praise the Lord, who reigns above

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[]

Spellings: eye, like, by, buy, pie, light

Potential problems:

Practice phrases

[slnt nt] silent night

Arise shine for thy light is come

I attempt from loves sickness to fly

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[]

Spellings: noise, joy

Potential problems:

Practice phrases

[mjuzk hwn sft vsz d] music when soft

voices die

The voice of him that crieth in the

wilderness

Joyful, joyful, we adore Thee

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[]

Spellings: sound, how

Potential problems:

Practice phrases [h n brn k] how now brown cow

And the glory of the Lord shone roundabout them

Crown Him with many crowns Sleep now, o sleep now, o you unquiet

heart

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[o]

Spellings: sew, abode, coal, dough, show

Potential problems:

Practice phrases

Snow had fallen snow on snow

Behold and see if there be any sorrow like

unto his sorrow

O my soul, bless God the Father

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[3]

Spellings: mere, fear, deer, pier

Potential problems: rind rs or deleteentirely

Practice phrases

who shall stand when he appeareth

.p

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[3]

Spellings: care, fair, prayer, there, wear,theyre, their

Practice phrases

[f 3 w3 drimz tu sl]

Prepare ye the way of the Lord.

[pr.p3

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[a3]

Spellings: far, heart

Practice phrases

[in fild hw3 dzz a3]

He shall gather the lambs with his arm

Christian hearts, in love united

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[o3] [3]

The sounds are different acoustically butnot phonemically.

Spellings: war, more, roar, door, for, four

Practice phrases

[in fild hw3 dzz a3]

He shall gather the lambs with his arm Christian hearts, in love united

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[3]

Spellings: poor, your, sure

(The glide [j] proceeds [3] in certainsituations, as in fury, endure purify)

Practice phrases

Sure on this shining night

Comfort ye my people saith your God

My master was so very poor

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Poor and Pour

Poor [p3]

Pour [p3]

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Triphthongs[trf.z]

A monosyllable that contains threeconsecutive vowel sound:

1. Primary vowel sound

2. Quick movement

3. Secondary vowel sound

4.

Quick movement5. Tertiary vowel sound

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[] and [a]

[] Hire, lyre, liar, choir

[a] hour, our, power

Problems: omission of the secondary vowel sound.

Puttin[] instead of []

Addin a [w] when we dont need it[]

Grinding the r For he is like a refiners fire

Our father, which art in heaven