Yes, "ou" is considered a diphthong in English.
No, the word "sound" is not a diphthong. It is a monophthong, as it contains a single vowel sound, represented by the 'ou' diphthong in this case.
The word "drought" has one consonant cluster "ght" at the end. It contains one diphthong, which is the vowel combination "ou."
No, "cow" does not have a short "o" sound. It is pronounced with a diphthong that combines the sounds of "ou" as in "now."
The vowel sound is the special OU/OW sound, to rhyme with trout, stout, and doubt.
A diphthong is a combination of a strong vowel and a weak vowel, or two weak vowels to make one syllable or sound. The English "long" vowels a, i, and o are diphthongs, having the IPA designation ei, ai and ou respectively.
No, the word "sound" is not a diphthong. It is a monophthong, as it contains a single vowel sound, represented by the 'ou' diphthong in this case.
The OU pair in house is the diphthong OU/OW as in how and mouse.
The A is a schwa (unstressed sound) and the OU has the ou/ow diphthong sound that is neither long or short.
No. It has the OU/OW diphthong sound as in how, wow, round, and sound.
No. A diphthong is a combination of two vowels that make a sound which glides between the two, but sounds like neither. The word Out contains an OU diphthong. The letter Y often combines with other vowels to make diphthongs, such as Boy, Toy, Joy, etc. However, by itself it cannot be a diphthong.
"i" in time"i" in bite"o" in bone"a" in bane"oi" in boink"ou" in house
The word "drought" has one consonant cluster "ght" at the end. It contains one diphthong, which is the vowel combination "ou."
No, "cow" does not have a short "o" sound. It is pronounced with a diphthong that combines the sounds of "ou" as in "now."
A vowel sound made from the blending of two vowels in a single syllable is called a diphthong. In a diphthong, the tongue glides from one vowel to another within the same syllable. Examples of diphthongs include the "oi" sound in "coin" and the "ou" sound in "house."
The vowel sound is the special OU/OW sound, to rhyme with trout, stout, and doubt.
A diphthong is a combination of a strong vowel and a weak vowel, or two weak vowels to make one syllable or sound. The English "long" vowels a, i, and o are diphthongs, having the IPA designation ei, ai and ou respectively.
The word "cloud" has an OW diphthong sound, often represented as AU, to rhyme with crowd.