Dipthongs represent the final and most common vowel sound. Sounds like 'oi' and 'ow' represent a rise and drop in our pronunciation. To practice pronouncing Dipthongs, go to www.languagelab.sg/books for Learning Guide 1 - Master Phonemic Awareness.

1. Languagelab 1.3
Dipthongs

2. Introduction
You have learnt the two main types of vowel
phonemes – Short and Long.
You can sound them out by listening to them.
LM is slightly longer than SM.
There is a third and final type of vowel
phoneme.
It is called the Dipthong.

3. Dipthong
There are 8 Dipthongs (D) compared to 7
LMs and 5 SMs.
This makes it the most common sound
produced by vowels.
For Ds, the tongue is moving and there is a
rising stress and lowering volume.
Refer to the Vowel Phoneme Chart. You will
see it represented in Yellow.

4. Learning Actvity 1
Read and write the Dipthongs in your
Learning Guide Primary 1A (Page 25).
B/a/by 5) Fl/oa/t
Ch/air/ 6) C/oi/n
D/ear/ 7) M/oor/
T/i/ger 8) C/ow/
Practice these Ds. You should hear a rising
stress and lowering volume as your tongue
moves.

5. Discussion
What are Dipthongs?
How do we read them?

6. In Summary
Dipthongs are the most common vowel
sound.
We read it with a rising stress and lowering
volume.

7. More on Dipthongs
Download free worksheets from:
www.languagelab.sg/books
(Look for Learning Guide 1)
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