English pronunciation · Words Starting with B
Boy Pronunciation
Boy is pronounced BOY, IPA /ˈbɔɪ/.
BOY
US /ˈbɔɪ/ · UK /ˈbɔɪ/
Syllables: BOY (1 syllable)
noun: A male child or a young man.
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Boy in a Sentence
- The boy next door walks our dog on Sundays.
- He was a quiet boy who read everything in the house.
- A boy in the front row put his hand up first.
Common Mispronunciations of Boy
Not BOH-ee
Glide the oy in one movement rather than splitting it in two. The mouth opens for aw and slides up towards ee without a pause, so the word is a single beat.
Not BY
Round the lips before the glide starts. With flat lips the oy collapses into the y of bye.
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