7 Learning compound vowels – iao, iou, uai, uei, ian, uan, uen, iang, uang, iong, ueng

Pre-lesson activity

When we pronounce the following sounds:

[iao]: first pronounce [i], followed by the compound [ao]

[iou]: first pronounce [i], followed by the compound [ou]

[uai]: first pronounce [u], followed by the compound [ai]

[uei]: first pronounce [u], followed by the compound [ei]

[ian]: first pronounce [i], followed by the compound [an]

[uan]: first pronounce [u], followed by the compound [an]

[uen]: first pronounce [u], followed by the compound [en]

[iang]: first pronounce [i], followed by the compound [ang]

[uang]: first pronounce [u], followed by the compound [ang]

[iong]: first pronounce [i], followed by the compound [ong]

[ueng]: first pronounce [u], followed by the compound [eng]