The vowel sound /oı/ as in “toy”.

• Read the instruction to learn how to make the long sound /oı/.

The English diphthong / oı / begins as a short lax labialised back open /o/ and immediately proceeds in the direction of /ı /. The lips are slightly rounded and not at all protruded.

• Listen to the target sound and the words and repeat. Look at the mouth diagrams to help you position your lips, tongue and jaw for the target sound. Transcribe the words.

/o: o: oı/

/o: o: oı/

/oı oı oı/

Spelling variations for the /oı/ sound.	Highlighted bold letters are pronounced as /oı/.
oi oy	coin, exploit, moisture, boil, spoil, poise, anoint, soil, points, broil, foil, loiter enjoy, loyal, annoy, royal, toy, Lloyd, decoy, destroy

• Read these words with the sound /oı/. Transcribe them.

Boy, voice, enjoyed, toy, boil, soil, oil, coin, royal, noise, choice, annoy, point, employ, toil.

• Listen to the sentences and repeat. Read each sentence aloud slowly at first, then as if you were telling it to someone in a natural way.

1. Troy was once destroyed by flamboyant noisy soldiers.

2. A noisy voice can be so annoying that the whole image can be spoiled.

3. Rice requires moist soil and months of toil.

4. Any noise annoys an oyster, but a noisy noise annoys an oyster most.

5. You can’t enjoy the beef if the joint is covered with boiling oil.

6. Moira was very annoyed at the boisterous noise of her toy-boy enjoying his oysters.

• Read the following sentences. Mind the right articulation of the sounds / oı /.

1. Roy enjoys noisy toys.

2. The boy bought some oil.

3. Tom joined his noisy friends.

4. Roy likes oysters.

5. The boy was glad to hear his mother’s voice.

6. He gave the boys money to buy toys.

7. Floy enjoyed the voile dress.

8. Mr. Boiler is employed at Detroit.

9. The point of the foil is poisoned.

10. He voiced his annoyance at the noise in the Savoy.

11. The Royal adroitly avoided the destroyer.

• Listen and copy the intonation and voice modulation on the CD.

An orphan boy,

Forgo your cruel employ,

How sad – an orphan boy.

If pity you can feel,

Leave me my sole remaining joy –

Against the sad, sad tale of the lonely orphan boy!

• Practice reading the tongue twister as quickly as you can. Be careful not to mispronounce the target sound / oı /.

What noise annoys an oyster most?

A noise annoys an oyster, but a noisy noise annoys an oyster most!

• Listen to the dialogues. Intone them. Learn and reproduce, paying attention to the pronunciation of the sound / oı /, intonation and tempo.

Dialogue 6

- What shall I buy for Simon?

- You spoil that boy.

- But he’ll cry if I don’t buy him a toy.

- Let him cry. He’s got plenty of toys. Why not buy him an ice-cream?

- Last time he said he didn’t like ice-cream.

- Well, I enjoy it.

Dialogue 7

- Would you like some rice?

- Mm. Nice.

- Boiled or fried?

- Oh, either.

- Two boiled rice, please.

- Well, I’d like fried – if I can have either.

- Two fried rice please.5

VIII. Learn the following graphical rules:

Vowel / oı / is represented in spelling by:

The diagraphs “oi”, “oy” (oil, toy)

Irregular Readings: tortoise

IX. Find Ukrainian equivalents to the proverbs. Learn them.

1.The voice of one man is the voice of no one.

2. Loyal is as loyal does.