The /aɪ/ Diphthong (PRICE)
/aɪ/
/aɪ/ is a closing diphthong. The tongue glides from /a/ towards /ɪ/ within one syllable.
Example Words
| Word | UK | US | |
|---|---|---|---|
| my | /maɪ/ | /maɪ/ | Syllables · Pronounce |
| time | /taɪm/ | /taɪm/ | Syllables · Pronounce |
| night | /naɪt/ | /naɪt/ | Syllables · Pronounce |
Allophones Of /aɪ/
/aɪ/ has 1 allophone in the app, starting with [a͠ɪ], a vowel followed by a nasal in the same syllable. The full list, where each occurs and the examples are in Allophones, which opens with any course or with Adroit Plus.
Words With The /aɪ/ Sound
/aɪ/ At The Start Of A Word
- eye
- ice
- icy
- ion
- iamb
- icon
- idea
- idle
- idol
- iris
- iron
- isle
- item
- aisle
- ideal
- ionic
- irate
- irony
- ivory
- either
- eyelid
- iambic
- icicle
- ionise
- ironic
- island
- isobar
- isomer
- eyebrow
- eyelash
/aɪ/ In The Middle Of A Word
- via
- bias
- bike
- bind
- bite
- cite
- dial
- diet
- dine
- dive
- file
- find
- fine
- fire
- five
- gibe
- hide
- hike
- hire
- hype
- kind
- kite
- life
- like
- lime
- line
- lion
- mice
- mild
- mile
/aɪ/ At The End Of A Word
Minimal Pairs
Questions Students Ask
What kind of diphthong is /aɪ/?
/aɪ/ is a closing diphthong. The tongue glides from /a/ towards /ɪ/ within one syllable.
Which words have the /aɪ/ sound?
For example my, time, night.