VowelsoaDifficulty: A2
OA commonly represents /oʊ/ in American English. A small group of words does not follow this pattern.
Examples
boat · road · coat · soap
Other pronunciations and limits
broad /brɑːd/ (US), /brɔːd/ (UK) · abroad /əˈbrɑːd/ (US), /əˈbrɔːd/ (UK)
Example sentence
The boat passed the broad road.