Diphthongs – Minimal Pairs (Interactive)

Diphthongs – Minimal Pairs

Click the word you hear. Each pair contrasts a diphthong with a similar vowel.

1. Choose /eɪ/

Met Mate

2. Choose /eɪ/

Late Let

3. Choose /eɪ/

Pen Pain

4. Choose /aɪ/

Price Press

5. Choose /aɪ/

Sit Sight

6. Choose /aɪ/

Time Tim

7. Choose /ɔɪ/

Tall Toy

8. Choose /ɔɪ/

Coin Corn

9. Choose /ɔɪ/

Law Boy

10. Choose /aʊ/

No Now

11. Choose /aʊ/

Loud Load

12. Choose /aʊ/

Coal Cowl

13. Choose /əʊ/

Go Gow

14. Choose /əʊ/

Coat Cot

15. Choose /əʊ/

Not Note

16. Choose /ɪə/

Beer Bear

17. Choose /ɪə/

Bird Beard

18. Choose /ɪə/

Here Hair

19. Choose /eə/

Hid Hared

20. Choose /eə/

Bear Beer

21. Choose /ʊə/

Tour Tall

22. Choose /ʊə/

Torn Tourne