/ɔɪ/ — the /ɔɪ/ sound
the /ɔɪ/ sound
Vowels · Gliding vowels
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Start with rounded lips at /ɔː/ and glide across to /ɪ/.
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Words with this sound
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noise
/nɔɪz/
enjoy
/ɪnˈdʒɔɪ/
toilet
/ˈtɔɪlət/
joy
/dʒɔɪ/
oil
/ɔɪl/
soy
/sɔɪ/
toy
/tɔɪ/
boil
/bɔɪl/
choice
/tʃɔɪs/
coin
/kɔɪn/
lawyer
/ˈlɔɪər/
oily
/ˈɔɪli/
Minimal pairs
Two words that differ by exactly one sound. Listen until you can tell them apart, then say them yourself.
- ɔɪ
lawyer
/ˈlɔɪər/
aɪliar
/ˈlaɪər/
- ɔɪ
oil
/ɔɪl/
ɔːall
/ɔːl/
- ɔɪ
soy
/sɔɪ/
iːsea
/siː/
- ɔɪ
oil
/ɔɪl/
ɪill
/ɪl/
- ɔɪ
boil
/bɔɪl/
ebell
/bɛl/
- ɔɪ
coin
/kɔɪn/
æcan
/kæn/
- ɔɪ
soy
/sɔɪ/
ɑːsaw
/sɑ/
- ɔɪ
boil
/bɔɪl/
ʊbull
/bʊl/
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