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    The document discusses the difference between vowels and diphthongs. It states that vowels have a single sound where the tongue remains still, while diphthongs have two sounds that require the tongue to move between positions. Specifically, diphthongs start with one vowel sound and glide to a second vowel sound. Examples provided are that "oi" and "ou" represent diphthongs, while single letters like "a" can represent pure vowels.

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    The document discusses the difference between vowels and diphthongs. It states that vowels have a single sound where the tongue remains still, while diphthongs have two sounds that require the tongue to move between positions. Specifically, diphthongs start with one vowel sound and glide to a second vowel sound. Examples provided are that "oi" and "ou" represent diphthongs, while single letters like "a" can represent pure vowels.

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    Theword"diphthong"comesfromGreekwordsmeaning"twosounds."Thatprettymuchtellsyouthe
    differencebetweendiphthongsandvowels.
    Purevowelshavejustonesound.Whensuchavowelisspoken,thetongueremainsstill.
    Bycontrast,diphthongshavetwosoundsandthetonguemustmovewhilemovingfromonesoundtotheother.
    Adiphthongstartswithonevowelsoundandthenglidestotheother.Manydiphthongsaremadewithtwo
    letters(like"look"and"coin")butotherscanhaveonlyoneletter(like"ride"and"fine").

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    Vowelisasinglesoundofaparticulartypeitisanopensoundwhichismadewithfreepassageofbreath.For
    examplethesoundof"ah...'adoctorasksyoutomakewhenexaminingyourthroat.Articulationofavowelis
    notaccompaniedbyanyclosureornarrowinginthespeechtractwhichwouldpreventtheescapeoftheair
    streamthroughthemouth.
    InEnglishlanguagesoundsofvowelsarerepresentedbythelettersa,e,i,o,u,andsometimeswandy.Sound
    ofvowelsisdistinguishedfromthatofconsonants,whicharemadebyorgansofspeechmoreorlessclosed.
    Onceweunderstandwhatisavowel,adiphthongcansimplybedefinedissoundproducedbypronouncingtwo
    vowelsasasinglesyllable.Adiphthonghasastartingpointasonevowelandthetongueglidesinthedirection
    ofthesecondvowel.Thechangeinsoundrequiredfordiphthongcanalsobeachievedbychangeinshapeof
    lips.Anexampleofdiphthongisthewordkite,wherethesyllableaftertheletterkstartswithsoundofaasin
    far,andthenchangesinsoundofeasinbe.Thecombinationofletterseiinthewordheightproducesimilar
    sound.Thelettersouinthewordsoundrepresentdiphthongwithadifferentsound.
    InEnglishlanguagepresenceoftwolettersrepresentingvowelsgenerallyspelladiphthong.Butthereare
    exceptiontothisrule.Forexamplethe"oo"inspellingofbookand"ai"inspellingofpaidrepresentssingles
    soundsthatdonotrequirechangeinpositionoftongueorlipsinbetweenpronunciationofthesesounds.Vowels
    likethesearesometimecalledlongvowels.Forexamplethewordmatispronouncedwithashortvowel,and
    thewordmateusesthelongversionofthesamevowel.Insomewordsasingleletterrepresentingvowelsis
    usedtospelladiphthongforexample,theletteriinthewordlight.
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