Question

The number of monophthong in English sound is

Answer 1

Explanation:

A monophthong is a vowel that has a single perceived auditory quality.

There are in total 12 monophthongs in English.

Answer 2

The number is Twelve.

• It reflects a single perceived auditory characteristic, which is a pure vowel sound.
• It has a relatively fixed articulation at both the beginning and end.
• There is also no gliding up or down towards a new location of articulation.
• Thus, it demonstrates that a vowel is pronounced with one tone and one mouth position.
• In total, they are 12. Some of these are -

1. Sheep - ee
2. Door - oo
3. Bird - ir
4. Teacher - er
5. bat - at