Lesson 10 / 22
/aɪ/ — /ɔɪ/
Listen to each sound, compare mouth positions, and practise from words to sentences.
British IPA notation: /aɪ/ · /ɔɪ/American audio: my /maɪ/ · boy /bɔɪ/
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/aɪ/
my /maɪ/
Mouth and tongue position
Open wide on /a/ then glide quickly up to /ɪ/.
Word practice
my
Sentence practice
My bag is here.
Mouth-position video (British) — BBC Learning English
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/ɔɪ/
boy /bɔɪ/
Mouth and tongue position
Start rounded on /ɔ/ then glide quickly up to /ɪ/, lips spreading.
Word practice
boy
Sentence practice
The boy is smiling.
Mouth-position video (British) — BBC Learning English
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