Vowel sounds - diphthongs

Related language points

sounds - general
vowel sounds - single
consonant sounds
consonant sounds - voiced / unvoiced
sounds and spelling
schwa

worksheets (3)

book references (2)

tools (1)

Worksheets

Diphthongs and single vowels - word cards

B1-B2

30mins +

groups: 3-4

Forty cards with word pairs containing the same single vowel or diphthong sound. Can be used as dominoes or single word cards. (Does not include final short /i/.) Southern British English

Diphthongs - matching dominoes - words

B1-B2

15mins

groups: 3-4

Eight matching dominoes - single syllable words (usually with different spellings) containing the same diphthong sounds. Example: light | bite . Southern British English

IPA sounds - diphthongs and consonants

B1-B2

IPA symbols for diphthongs and those consonants where the IPA symbol differs from the Latin letter or (/j/) where the value is not that commonly used in English.

Material from other sources

Tools

MacMillan interactive phonemic chart external link icon

Interactive IPA chart for English with audio recordings of the sounds and an example word for each

MacMillan English

Book references

Inside Out Student's Book Intermediate

Unit 14 Style Page 120

New Cutting Edge Upper Intermediate students' book

Module 5 Unusual achievements Pages 60 - 61 study / practise
End-of-unit practice exercises