monotony and diphthongs - SS1 English Lesson Note

Monotony and diphthongs Vowels /ae/ /ad/ /a:/with /a/ 

Monotony is a lack of variety. In speech, monotony can be caused by using the same vowel sound over and over again. For example, if you say the word "boring" with a monotone voice, you will be using the same vowel sound (/o/) for all three syllables.

Diphthongs are two vowel sounds that are blended together. In English, there are five diphthongs: /aɪ/, /eɪ/, /iː/, /oʊ/, and /uː/. For example, the word "day" contains the diphthong /eɪ/.

Vowels /ae/ /ad/ /a:/with /a/ 

The vowel sounds /ae/, /ad/, and /a:/ are all long vowels that are pronounced with the lips slightly rounded. The sound /ae/ is a diphthong, which means that it is made up of two vowel sounds that are blended together. The sound /ae/ is pronounced by starting with the sound /a/ and then moving the lips to the position for the sound /e/. The sound /ad/ is pronounced by starting with the sound /a/ and then adding a short /d/ sound at the end. The sound /a:/ is pronounced by holding the sound /a/ for a longer period of time.

some examples of words that contain the vowel sounds /ae/, /ad/, and /a:/: 

ae: afraid, break, cake, day, lake, make, name, play, rain, take, wake

ad: add, bad, glad, had, mad, sad, tag, van, yard

a: aah, aha, air, area, fair, hair, pair, stair, star, tear, wear