Lesson 4 - Diphthongs /eɪ/, /aɪ/, /aʊ/, /ɔɪ/, /oʊ/

In this lesson we'll continue learning the vowel sounds.

Review​

Review the American English phonetic chart:

And review the British English vowels:

IPA Reading​

Although we haven't learned all of the following sounds yet, see if you can read the words below:

Diphthongs​

Diphthongs are two vowel sounds that are said together.

• eɪ
• aɪ
• aʊ
• ɔɪ
• oʊ

The /eɪ/ sound​

Words​

age, safe, may, late, save, ABC, change, May, day, able

Comparison​

• bit, bate, bet
• rid, raid, red
• Bic, bake, Beck
• min, main, men

Phrases​

• rave cave
• save the date
• no pain no gain
• Rain rain go away, come again another day.

Song​

Edelweiss is a German word, but when said in English it is pronounced /'eɪdəɫvaɪs/.

The /aɪ/ sound​

Words​

I'm, like, island, aisle, bite, fly, why, idle, kind, night

Comparison​

• bike, back
• height, hat
• mice, mass

Phrases​

• I don't want to die.
• why oh why
• tie a tie
• fly high
• my eye

The /aʊ/ sound​

Words​

out, loud, cow, down, clown, ouch, mouth, router, sound

Phrases​

• speak out loud
• how now brown cow
• downtown
• bow wow

The /ɔɪ/ sound​

Words​

oil, toy, voice, boy, royal, soil, oink, annoy, moist

Phrases​

• moist soil
• a toy boy
• boiling oil
• enjoy your meal

Tongue Twister​

Any noise annoys an oyster, but a noisy noise annoys an oyster most.

Song​

The /oʊ/ sound​

Words​

oath, cove, low, snow, only, doe, no, wrote, rode, loathe, loath, toe

Phrases​

• oh no
• so low
• row, row, row your boat
• I don't know

Song​

Row row row your boat
Gently down the stream
Merrily merrily merrily merrily
Life is but a dream.

Dictation practice​

Using the app, select the vowels that we have studied so far. Then practice writing the sounds that you hear.