phonetic words
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Sabine Hobbel

What are Diphthongs?

What are diphthongs? Diphthongs are the sounds formed by the combination of two vowels in a single syllable, in which the sound begins as one

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hi bye
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Sabine Hobbel

The “I” Diphthong: Hi, Bye, My

The “I” diphthong: /aɪ/  (Rice/Die/Bike) Diphthongs are sounds that contain two sounds within one syllable. If you were to clap for each syllable while you

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voiced voiceless
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Sabine Hobbel

Voiced and Voiceless Consonants

What are Consonants?  English has 24 consonant sounds, and 21 consonants. When it comes to the pronunciation of these consonants, we divide them into 2

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