Loginia
'ia' as a digraph has some sounds that we are going to talk about here.
Digraphs are a set of two letters that stand together and produce a new sound.
Digraph | ia |
|---|---|
Name | ia (pronounced /ˈaɪ ˈeɪ /) |
Common Sound(s) | /iə/, /ə/, /iɑ/, /ieɪ/, /aɪə/, /iæ/, /aɪæ/ |
The Digraph 'ia'
Sound 1: /iə/
The most common sound 'ia' makes is /iə/:
media /ˈmidiə/
radiant /ˈɹeɪdiənt/
bacteria /bækˈtɪɹiə/
pianist /ˈpiənɪst/
Sound 2: /ə/
'ia' sounds /ə/:
special /ˈspeʃəl/
Egyptian /iˈdʒɪpʃən/
official /əˈfɪʃəl/
social /ˈsoʊʃəl/
Sound 3: /iɑ/
'ia' can also produce the /iɑ/ sound:
caviar /ˈkæviˌɑɹ/
fiance /fiˈɑnseɪ/
tiara /tiˈɑɹə/
Sound 4: /ieɪ/
'ia' also produces the /ieɪ/ sound:
initiate /ɪˈnɪʃieɪt/
radiator /ˈreɪdieɪt̬ɚ/
deviation /diviˈeɪʃən/
Sound 5: /aɪə/
'ia' also sounds /aɪə/:
trial /ˈtɹaɪəl/
psychiatrist /ˌsaɪˈkaɪətɹɪst/
bias /ˈbaɪəs/
Sound 6: /iæ/
'ia' can produce the sound /iæ/:
enthusiastic /ɪnˌθuːziˈæstɪk/
zodiac /ˈzoʊdiˌæk/
cardiac /ˈkɑɹdiˌæk/
Sound 7: /aɪæ/
Another diphthong 'ia' creates is /aɪæ/:
triangle /ˈtɹaɪˌæŋɡəl/
diameter /daɪˈæmɪɾɚ/
Viagra /vaɪˈæɡɹə/
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