Decoding exercises: "oy"

The sequence "oy" is normally at the end of the word or before a consonant, and it is very reliably pronounced as IPA phoneme /ɔɪ/. This page deals with the exceptions.


 * buoy /bɔɪ, ˈbuːi/
 * buoyant /ˈbɔɪənt, ˈbuːjənt/
 * coyote /kaɪˈəʊti, kɔɪˈəʊti, ˈkaɪoʊt/
 * voyeur /vwaɪˈɜːr, vwɑːˈjɜːr, vɔɪˈɜːr/

"oy" as /ɔɪ/ before a consonant
Compound words and words ending in -hood, -ment or -ness are omitted.
 * boycott, boysenberry, gargoyle, Joyce, oyster