Pure vowels 1

/æ//ʌ//ɑː//ɒ/

/stænd ʌp, dɑːk dɒɡ/

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Stand up, dark dog.

Pure vowels 2

/iː//ɪ//e//ə/

/wiː sɪt, ðen əˈɡriː/

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We sit, then agree.

Pure vowels 3

/ʊ//uː//ɜː//ɔː/

/ɡʊd bluː bɜːdz wɔːk/

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Good blue birds walk.

Closing diphthongs

/eɪ//aɪ//ɔɪ//əʊ//aʊ/

/dʒeɪn laɪks ˈnɔɪzi əʊld taʊnz/

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Jane likes noisy old towns.

Centring diphthongs

/ʊə//eə//ɪə/

/tʊə ðə skweə nɪə hɪə/

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Tour the square near here.

Triphthongs

/eɪə//aɪə//ɔɪə//əʊə//aʊə/

/ˈpleɪəz haɪə ˈlɔɪəz baɪ ˈləʊə ˈtaʊəz/

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Players hire lawyers by lower towers.

These use broad traditional British IPA. In everyday speech, some speakers smooth the longer glides.