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'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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