Triphthongs
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TRIPHTHONGS
/ˈtrɪfθɒŋz/ or /ˈtrɪpθɒŋz/
There are five triphthongs in English. These are the phonemic symbols for each.
/eɪƏ/ /aɪƏ/ /ɔɪƏ/ /ƏʊƏ/ /aʊƏ/
They are not hard to remember. They are simply the five closing diphthongs which then move to a centre postion. They all finish in schwa /Ə/.
Most triphthongs are words which end in the letters –er.
As you know in RP –er is represented by schwa.
Take care to write each symbol 100% correctly.Check the sheet on diphthongs for common mistakes.
Task
There are relatively few words which contain triphthongs in English.
Here are some of the most common ones. Put them in the column below the symbol for the triphthong which they contain.
/eɪƏ/ /aɪƏ/ /ɔɪƏ/ /ƏʊƏ/ /aʊƏ/