JSS1: ENGLISH LANGUAGE – 1ST TERM JSS1: English Language 1st Term Speech Work: Vowels – Monophthongs

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Speech Work: Vowels – Monophthongs

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Meaning & Examples of Monophthongs

Pure vowels are also known as monophthongs as they have a single sound in their pronunciation.

There are 12 pure vowels or monophthongs in English:

/i:/, /ɪ/, /ʊ/, /u:/, /e/, /ə/, /ɜ:/, /ɔ:/, /æ/, /ʌ/, /ɑ:/ and /ɒ/.

Monophthong is a word that is derived from old Greek. Here ‘mono’ means one of single and ‘-pthong’ means sound or tone.

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oghenekeno okpokoro

13/08/2022 3:00 PM

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