Triphthongs phonetich practice

TRIPHTHONGSRamirez Deisy

In phonetics, a triphthong /ˈtrɪfθɒŋ / A combination of three vowels forming a single or compound sound; such as:

DEFINITION :

eɪ + ə layer, playeraɪ + ə liar, fireɔɪ + ə loyal, royaləʊ + ə lower, moweraʊ + ə power, hour

Employer

Sound Symbol : /[aʊ̯ə̯] /Phonetic Script:

Word :

/ˈflaʊə(r)/

/aʊ̯ə ̯ (r)/

Shower

/ʃaʊə (r)/

Tower

mower

Exercises : Higher; power; liar; sour; tower; mire.[aʊə] [aɪə]

Classify these words according to their sounds:

power higher

liarsour

tower mire

The following words contain either the triphthongs /eɪə/ or /ɔɪə/.

Mayor, mayonnaise, soya, loyal, player, play a song, employerClassify them according to these sounds.

/eɪə/ /ɔɪə/

Match the words with their corresponding sounds .

layer

lower

power

loyal

Triphthongs 2

player

liar

royal

mower

Triphthongs 3

fire

hour

trial

choir