Diphthongs Challenge

Which of the following is an example of a diphthong?

• Coin

• Boat

• Rain

• Sun

Spell the word 'coin' which contains a diphthong.

• coid

• coin

• coin

• cion

Differentiate between the vowel 'a' and the diphthong 'ai'.

• The vowel 'a' is a single pure sound, while the diphthong 'ai' is a combination of two vowel sounds.

• The vowel 'a' is a consonant, while the diphthong 'ai' is a vowel.

• The vowel 'a' is a combination of two vowel sounds, while the diphthong 'ai' is a single pure sound.

• The vowel 'a' is pronounced as 'ay', while the diphthong 'ai' is pronounced as 'ah-ee'.

Identify the diphthong in the word 'house'.

• se

• ou

• ho

• us

Spell the word 'loud' which contains a diphthong.

• lou

• loud

• load

• lud

What is the difference between a monophthong and a diphthong?

• A monophthong is a type of consonant, whereas a diphthong is a type of vowel.

• A monophthong has three vowel sounds, while a diphthong has four vowel sounds.

• A monophthong is always stressed in pronunciation, but a diphthong is always unstressed.

• The main difference is that a monophthong consists of one vowel sound, whereas a diphthong consists of two vowel sounds.

Which of the following words contains a diphthong: 'meet', 'boat', 'cat'?

• dog

• boat

• sun

• meet

Spell the word 'night' which contains a diphthong.

• night

• nigght

• nigth

• nigtht

Explain how diphthongs are formed in English pronunciation.

• Diphthongs are formed by separating two vowel sounds across different syllables in English pronunciation.

• Diphthongs are formed by using only one vowel sound in English pronunciation.

• Diphthongs are formed in English pronunciation by combining two vowel sounds within the same syllable.

• Diphthongs are formed by combining consonant sounds in English pronunciation.

Identify the diphthong in the word 'fire'.

• fier

• ire

• fie

• fyer