How to pronounce choice in American English

IPA /tʃɔɪs/ Syllables 1 · choys Stress 1st syllable

CHOYS

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Americans pronounce choice as CHOYS (/tʃɔɪs/). You'll hear it in sentences like "Make a choice" or "Avoid the poison and enjoy the choice oil" — more examples below.

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Every sound in "choice".

1 syllable, 3 sounds. Explore each sound's mouth shape and how it's made.

ch/tʃ/

Touch the front of your tongue to the roof of your mouth, then release into a 'sh' position. Flare your lips.

oy/ɔɪ/

Start with rounded lips and tongue shifted back. Glide to relaxed lips with the tongue arching forward and up.

s/s/

Place your tongue tip near the roof of your mouth behind your top teeth. Push air through the narrow gap. No voicing.

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"Avoid the poison and enjoy the choice oil."

uh·VOYD dhuh POY·zuhn and uhn·JOY dhuh CHOYS OYL

"I was insensitive and I deeply regret my choice of words."

ahy wuhz uhn·SEHN·suh·tuhv and ahy DEE·plee ruh·GREHT mahy CHOYS uhv WURDZ

"The main course comes with a choice of soup, salad, or fries."

dhuh MAYN KORS kuhmz wihth uh CHOYS uhv SOOP SA·luhd or FRAHYZ

"The quiz will consist of multiple choice and short answer questions."

dhuh KWIHZ wihl kuhn·SIHST uhv MUHL·tuh·puhl CHOYS and SHORT AN·ser KWEHS·chuhnz

"The test has seventy multiple-choice questions."

dhuh TEHST huhz SEH·vuhn·tee MUHL·tuh·puhl CHOYS KWEHS·chuhnz

"Employ the loyal choice to avoid the void."

uhm·PLOY dhuh LOY·uhl CHOYS too uh·VOYD dhuh VOYD

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Is the American pronunciation of "choice" different from British English?

American English uses different vowel shapes, a relaxed retroflex R, and connected-speech tricks like flap-T and glottal-stop T that British Received Pronunciation generally avoids. The respell "CHOYS" reflects the casual American form; British dictionaries typically print a citation form with crisper consonants and different vowel choices.