Decoding exercises: "oa"

The sequence "oa" has two pronunciations in English: /əʊ/ as in "boat" and /ɔː/ as in "boar".

Followed by "r" the sound is always /ɔːr/ (in Received Pronunciation "r" is silent unless it's followed by a vowel).

Examples

 * as /əʊ/:
 * at the end of the word: cocoa


 * as /ɔː/: abroad, broad
 * Followed by "r": boar, board, coarse, hoard, oar, roar, soar;


 * Different syllables
 * /əʊ.ə/: boa, coalition, coalesce, Noah, protozoan, psychoanalysis
 * /əʊ.ɑː/: coati, koala
 * /əʊ.æ/: coagulate, proactive, radioactive
 * /əʊ.eɪ/: oasis


 * Other
 * /wɑː/: quinoa