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Ejercicio Resuelto
Let's study two English diphthongs: /aʊ/ and /əʊ/.
Although they are not difficult to pronounce, you must learn their common spellings, which are sometimes a bit confusing.
- For instance, the diphthong /aʊ/ often appears in spellings 'ou', such as in 'house' or 'loud'.
- /əʊ/ is, for example, the sound for 'oak', 'joke', 'so' or 'slow'.
- Words such as 'pause' or 'dawn' are pronounced /ɔː/.
Try to put these words in their correct column. If you need any help, you can ask Alice.
/aʊ/ | /əʊ/ |
other |
Importante
Pay attention to how these two diphthongs are pronounced by looking and listening carefully to these two videos.
/aʊ/
/əʊ/
Para saber más
There is a really useful website to learn about different diphthongs in English and their pronunciation. Click here to visit the site! Don't miss it!
Ejercicio Resuelto
Do you remember the song 'I will survive' from the second section? Listen to it again and decide the appropriate column for these words from the song:
now, around, to, thought, broken, so, without, no, hold, drop, love, how, know, down
/aʊ/ | /əʊ/ |
other |
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Now practice your English in the last section! Well done!