oe

'oe' is a digraph that we are going to talk about its sound(s) here.

Digraphs are a set of two letters that stand together and produce a new sound.

Digraph	oe
Name	oe (pronounced /ˈoʊ ˈiː/)
Common Sound(s)	/oʊ/, /uː/

The Digraph 'oe'

Sound 1: /oʊ/

'oe' sounds /oʊ/ if it comes at the end of words.

Example

doe /doʊ/

hoe /hoʊ/

toe /toʊ/

Sound 2: /ɔ/

'oe' sounds /ɔ/:

Example

Sound 3: /oʊə/

Example

poetry /ˈpoʊətɹi/

Sound 4: /uː/

'oe' at the end of words also sounds /uː/:

Example

shoe /ʃuː/

canoe /kəˈnuː/

hoopoe /ˈhuː.puː/

Sound 5: /oʊɛ/

'oe' also sounds /oʊɛ/:

Example

noel /noʊˈɛl/

Sound 6: /i/

In a few cases, 'oe' sounds /i/:

Example

people /ˈpipəl/

phoenix /ˈfiːnɪks/

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The Digraph 'oe'

Sound 1: /oʊ/

Sound 2: /ɔ/

Sound 3: /oʊə/

Sound 4: /uː/

Sound 5: /oʊɛ/

Sound 6: /i/

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