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The /ɔɪ/ Sound: English Pronunciation Practice Made Easy english vowels english ɔɪ sound

What is the /ɔɪ/ Sound?

First, let's look at a few examples of words with the English /ɔɪ/ sound:

oil
oiled
coin
voice
enjoy
boy

According to Baruch College's Tools for Clear Speech, the /ɔɪ/ sound is made by doing the following:

"/ɔɪ/ is a diphthong, which is like a combination of two...

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