Common English words with the "oy (boy)" sound (IPA ɔɪ)

ɔɪ

Common English words with this sound

oy (boy)

A CEFR-graded selection of the most common words that include this phoneme, sorted by learner level (A1 first). Both GA and RP shown when they differ. Tap Listen for audio.

Word GA RP Level Listen
boy /bɔɪ/ A1
boyfriend /ˈbɔɪˌfrɛnd/ /ˈbɔɪˌfrend/ A1
enjoy /ɪnˈdʒɔɪ/ A1
join /dʒɔɪn/ A1
noise /nɔɪz/ A1
point /pɔɪnt/ A1
toilet /ˈtɔɪlɪt/ A1
toy /tɔɪ/ A1
annoy /əˈnɔɪ/ A2
annoying /əˈnɔɪɪŋ/ A2
appointment /əˈpɔɪntmənt/ A2
avoid /əˈvɔɪd/ A2
boil /bɔɪl/ A2
boiled /bɔɪld/ A2
choice /tʃɔɪs/ A2
coin /kɔɪn/ A2
destroy /dɪˈstrɔɪ/ A2
disappointed /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪd/ A2
disappointing /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪŋ/ A2
drawing /ˈdrɑɪŋ/ /ˈdrɔːɪŋ/ A2

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