The /ɔɪ/ Diphthong (CHOICE)
/ɔɪ/
/ɔɪ/ is a closing diphthong. The tongue glides from /ɔ/ towards /ɪ/ within one syllable.
Example Words
| Word | UK | US | |
|---|---|---|---|
| boy | /bɔɪ/ | /bɔɪ/ | Syllables · Pronounce |
| coin | /kɔɪn/ | /kɔɪn/ | Syllables · Pronounce |
| toy | /tɔɪ/ | /tɔɪ/ | Syllables · Pronounce |
Allophones Of /ɔɪ/
/ɔɪ/ has 1 allophone in the app, starting with [ɔ͠ɪ], a vowel followed by a nasal in the same syllable. The full list, where each occurs and the examples are in Allophones, which opens with any course or with Adroit Plus.
Words With The /ɔɪ/ Sound
/ɔɪ/ At The Start Of A Word
/ɔɪ/ In The Middle Of A Word
- boil
- coil
- coin
- foil
- join
- soil
- toil
- void
- avoid
- broil
- groin
- hoist
- joint
- loyal
- moist
- noise
- noisy
- point
- poise
- royal
- spoil
- voice
- adjoin
- choice
- lawyer
- loiter
- poison
- toilet
- vocoid
- voiced
/ɔɪ/ At The End Of A Word
Questions Students Ask
What kind of diphthong is /ɔɪ/?
/ɔɪ/ is a closing diphthong. The tongue glides from /ɔ/ towards /ɪ/ within one syllable.
Which words have the /ɔɪ/ sound?
For example boy, coin, toy.