English Pronunciation 👄 Diphthong - /aʊ/ - 'mouth’, ‘now’ & 'fowl'
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This is a diphthong - a double vowel sound. The
shape the mouth makes changes from the beginning
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of the sound to the end - it's pronounced /aʊ/.
Now, did you notice the shape of my mouth? /aʊ/.
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Now you try - watch, listen and repeat: /aʊ/ /aʊ/.
Now here are some words that have the /aʊ/ sound:
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mouth - now - fowl. Now you try - listen
and repeat: mouth - now - fowl. Good.
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Now speakers of some languages may find it
difficult to tell the difference between
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the diphthong /aʊ/ and another diphthong /əʊ/.
Listen carefully to hear the difference - for
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each example I shall say the word with
the diphthong /əʊ/ first: couch - coach,
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clown - clone, loud - load, found - phoned.
Now you try - listen and repeat after me:
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couch - coach, clown - clone,
loud - load, found - phoned. Good.
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This is a diphthong - a double vowel sound
- the shape my mouth makes changes from the
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beginning of the sound to the end to show
you this one I need an assistant: 'ow'.
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Good.
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