Glides

• Glides

• Diphthongs &

• Triphthongs.
  

By I & B

Curso 2024 / 2025

1. Glides
/j/ and /w/

• ​​/w/ ​sound  similar to /ʊ/, but /w/ is softer.

• Allophone (devoicing):

  voiceless consonant.+ /w/

• ​​/j/ sound similar to /ɪ/, but /j/ is shorter.

• Allophone (devoicing):

  voiceless consonant + /j/

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• Allophone (devoicing):

  /w/ + voiceless consonant.

• /’kw̥i:n/ /’kw̥estʃən/

• Allophone (devoicing):

  /j/ + voiceless consonant.

• /’pj̥u:/

  
  

The devoicing is represented by a little circle under the glide.

​2.

1.1. Glides /j/ - Tongue - twister

• ​Yesterday you yelled 'yes' in yoga class!

• Linking w:

  /ʊ/+ a word starting with vowel.

• Linking j:

• /ɪ/+ a word starting with vowel.

  
  

​3.

Glides /j/

1.2. Glides /w/ - Tongue - twister

• ​Wendy will win the windy whistle war.

Glides /w/

2. Diphthongs & triphthongs

2. Diphthongs:
Front & Back

• / ɔɪ /

• / əʊ /

• / ʊə /

​Back

• / aɪ /

• / aʊ /

• / eɪ / 

• / eə /

• / ɪə /

​Front

Front

Back

Diphthongs

3. Triphthongs

• / ɔɪ / boy

• / əʊ / so

• / ʊə / sure

​Back

• / aɪ / cry

• / aʊ / house

• / eɪ / day

• / eə / there

• / ɪə / idea

​Front

Front

Back

Diphthongs

• Not considered independent forms in English phonological system.

• 5 closing diphthongs + /ə /

• / aɪə /

• / aʊə /

• / eɪə / 

• / ɔɪə /

• / əʊə /

Triphthongs

Triphthongs

• ​/ aɪə / - fire

• / aʊə / - tower

• / eɪə / - stayer

• / ɔɪə / - destroyer

• / əʊə / - follower

And now it is your turn...

1. Yesterday, Henry and his youngest sister joined a yoga class in the yellow building near the university.

2. While we were walking along the windy western coast, we watched the whales.

3. They say the boy might go out today, although the noise outside gives him quite a fright.

4. Though the lawyer desired to retire early, the mayor required his presence in the trial.