1. /aI/ and /aː/ and /e ə/
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2. /aI/
/aI/ is a diphthong. It is the vowel sound in the following words:
iron pie cry I

3. /aI/position
iron pie cry I

4. /aː/ park car star father
/aː/ is a monophthong. It is the vowel sound associated with the following words:
park car star father

5. /aː/ position
park car star father

6. /e ə/ air care stare fair
/e ə/ is a diphthong. It is the vowel sound in the following words:
air care stare fair

7. /e ə/ position
air care stare fair

8. Spot the difference /aI/+ /aː/ or /e ə/ or neither
train car start bearing might quite eye quit caring blind halve stare farcical fairest pie pear tight starve basket (SW England) basket (Northern England)

9. Spot the difference /aː/ Here are the answers: /aI/ /e ə/ neither
might
car
bearing
train /eI/
quite
start
caring
quit /I/
tight
starve
pear
basket /æ/
pie
halve
stare
eye
farcical
fairest
blind
basket (SW)
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