Pronunciation Continued 11: English Diphthongs (Consonants 3)

Sometimes, there are rules; however, most times, how a consonant, vowel or diphthong is pronounced in a particular word is a matter of memorization.  Wylcomenetwork.com istudycards help you to understand the pronunciation of vowels,consonants and diphthongs.    Understanding English pronunciation takes away its mystery; as a result, homophones, words that are written differently but are pronounced the same, and homographs, words which are written the same but pronounced differently, two concepts which are especially difficult for non-native speakers to get a hold of, make sense.  (contains 6 sets of istudycards).  
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See Part 1 of Long Description at Pronunciation Continued 9: English Diphthongs (Consonants 1) and Part 2 of Long Description at Pronunciation Continued 10: English Diphthongs (Consonants 2)