Sentences · oy as in boy; oi as in oil; sentences · Long u as u-e; sentences

Our new sound: /ɔɪ/   written oi

Start with round lips and your mouth open, the way you say 'aw'. Then slide your tongue up and forward until you are smiling — /ɔɪ/, as in 'boy' and 'oil'.

Check yourself: Mirror: round lips at the start, smiling lips at the end. If your lips never change, it is not the sound yet.

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• How did the cow get out of the house?
• A mouse let her out.
• "I found the cow near the house," Brother said.
• The house fell down.
• "Ouch," said the clown.
• The clown ran out of the house.
• They went downtown.
• It took an hour to find the cow.

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