How to pronounce oil
oil
/ɔɪl/
1 syllable
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Oil, sound by sound
| /ɔɪ/as in boy | Glide from “o” to a short “i”. |
| /l/as in look | Tongue tip on the ridge behind the teeth; air flows around the sides. |
In a sentence
He bought a lot of flour and oil.
More words with the /l/ sound
- michael/ˈmaɪkəl/
- claude/klɔːd/
- schedule/ˈskedʒʊl/
- gala/ˈgælə/
- hyperbole/haɪˈpɜːbəliː/
- backlash/ˈbæklæʃ/
- flour/ˈflaʊər/
- gloucester/ˈglɑːstər/
- hello/həˈləʊ/
- valeria/vəˈliːriːə/
Questions and answers
How do you pronounce oil?
Oil is pronounced /ɔɪl/ in American English.
How many syllables are in oil?
Oil has 1 syllable.