Pronunciation: Diphthongs /eɪ/ and /əʊ/
Age /eɪdʒ/, brave /breɪv/, wrote /roʊt/, hero /ˈhɪroʊ/. The printed /əʊ/ is commonly /oʊ/ in American English; both are valid. Glide within one syllable rather than pronounce two separate vowels. Read: The brave hero wrote a page about hope. en-US narration must not be graded against a uniquely British starting vowel.