TRIPHTHONGS

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PROVERBS WITH DIPHTHONGS

[ıə] Appearances are deceitful. Fear has a quick ear. Experience is the mother of wisdom.

[uə] What cannot be cured, must be endured.

[εə] Where there is a will, there is a way. It's late to tear your hear. Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves.

[eı] Haste makes waste. An apple a day keeps the doctor away. No pains no gains. Money often unmakes the men who make it. Money spent on the brain is never spent in vain.

[oı] There is no joy without alloy. Choice of the end covers choice of the means.

[aı] Out of sight, out of mind. A sound mind in a sound body.

[əu] As you sow you shall mow. Man proposes, God disposes. All roads lead to Rome. There is no place like home. Great boast, small roast.

[au] Out of sight, out of mind. A sound mind in a sound body.

Is a monosyllabic speech-sound sequence perceived as being made up of three differing vowel qualities, involving a quick but smooth movement of the articulator from one vowel quality to another that passes over a third.

[eıə] layer, player

[aıə] tyre, fire

[oıə] employer, soya

[auə] power, shower, tower

[əuə] slower, lower

“MUTE” LETTERS

These are letters that are not pronounced, read, but are written according to the traditional spelling.

b in combination bt debt [det], doubt [daut]

b mb comb[kəum], climb [klaım]

g gn foreign [¢forın], sign [saın]

gh ight, tigh, ough, augh sigh [saı], eight [eıt]

h wh when [ wen], where [wεə]

(if the next letter is not o)

k kn know [nəu], knife [naıf]

( at the beginning of the word)

l alf, alk, alm, olk half [ha:f], talk [ to:k], calm [ka:m],

folk [ fəuk]

n mn autumn [¢o:tm]

p ps psychology [saı¢koləd ı]

t stle whistle [wısl]

w wr write [ rait], wrong [ roη], answer [¢a:nsə]

u gu+ vowel guess [ges]