Monophthongs

 True or false: Monophthongs are transcribed with two symbols.

• True

• False

Which word contains a monophthong?

• day

• see

• age

What does “monophthong” mean?

• The word monophthong comes from the Greek language, and it means “one sound”.

• Any of the perceptually distinct units of sound in a specified language that distinguish one word from another.

• A sound formed by the combination of two vowels in a single syllable.

True or false: Monophthongs can only be short vowels.

• True

• False

How many monophthongs are there in the English language?

• 5

• 15

• 12

How are long monophthongs written?

• Using / /

• Using ( )

• Using :