Transcriptions

Diphthongs

/ei/

Sam	[sæm]	Bath	[ba:θ]
Day	[dei]	Say	[sei]
Stay	[stei]	Today	[tədai]
Way	[wei]	Rain	[rein]
Spain	[spein]	Train	[trein]
Wait	[weit]	Great	[greit]
Weight	[weit]	Steak	[steik]
Grey	[grei]	They	[ðei]
Break	[breik]	Eight	[eit]
Paper	[peipə]	Sail	[seil]
Radio	[reidəʊ]	James	[ʤeimz]
Railway	[reilwei]	Station	[steiʃən]
Newspaper	[nju:zpeipə]	Date	[deit]

/ou/ /əʊ/

Go	[gəʊ]	Hello	[heləʊ]
No	[nəʊ]	Old	[əʊld]
Only	[əʊnli]	Hotel	[həʊtel]
Home	[həʊm]	Hole	[həʊl]
Nose	[nəʊz]	Those	[ðəʊz]
Boat	[bəʊt]	Coat	[kəʊt]
Road	[rəʊd]	Joan	[ʤəʊn]
Know	[nəʊ]	Low	[ləʊ]
Narrow	[nærəʊ]	Show	[ʃəʊ]
Slow	[sləʊ]	Throw	[θrəʊ]
Though	[ðəʊt]	Soul	[səʊl]
Shoulder	[ʃəʊldə]	Boat	[bəʊt]
Joan	[ʤəʊn]	Jone’s	[ʤəʊnz]
Hotel	[həʊtel]	Hello	[heləʊ]

/ai/

Child	[tʃaild]	Find	[faind]
Five	[faiv]	Smile	[smail]
Try	[trai]	By	[bai]
Fly	[flai]	Right	[rait]
Sky	[skai]	High	[hai]
Light	[lait]	Night	[nait]
Right	[rait]	Bright	[brait]
Eye	[ai]	Goodbye	[gʊdbai]
Lie	[lai]	Buy	[bai]
Pie	[pai]	Kite	[kait]
Climbing	[klaimiŋ]	Riding	[raidiŋ]
Rice	[rais]	Bright	[brait]
Ice-Cream	[ais kri:m]	Ice-Skating	[ais skeitiŋ]
Goodnight	[gud nait]	Friday	[faidei]

/aʊ/

About	[abaʊt]	Mouth	[maʊθ]
Count	[kaʊnt]	Round	[raʊnd]
Out	[aʊt]	Cow	[kaʊ]
Crowd	[kraʊd]	Flower	[flaʊə]
Down	[daʊn]	Now	[naʊ]
Town	[taʊn]	Brown	[braʊn]
Flowers	[flaʊəz]	Mouse	[maʊz]
Mice	[mais]	Thousand	[θaʊzənd]
Cows	[kaʊz]	Trousers	[traʊzərz]

/ɔi/

Noise	[nɔiz]	Point	[pɔint]
Voice	[vɔis]	Boy	[bɔi]
Toy	[tɔi]	Employ	[implɔi]

/iə/

Fearing	[fiəriŋ]	Dear	[diə]
Hear	[hiə]	Ear	[iə]
Near	[niə]	Deer	[diə]
Beer	[biə]	Here	[hiə]
Idea	[aidiə]	Real	[riəl]
Museum	[mjuziəm]

/ɜə/ /eə/

Share	[ʃeə]	Scare	[skeə]
Mare	[meə]	Care	[ceə]
Chair	[tʃeə]	Pair	[peə]
Air	[eə]	Bear	[beə]
Tear	[teə]	Where	[weə]
There	[ðeə]	Their	[ðeə]
They’re	[ðeə]	Wear	[weə]
Mary	[meəri]	Airport	[eərpɔ:t]
Square	[skweə]