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Written o = /a, ow, aw/

Monday, September 11, 2017 by Eva Easton 4 Comments

 How many ways do we pronounce written single o?

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Now it’s time to practice.

Which words are pronounced /a/?
Which words are pronounced /ow/?
Which words are pronounced /aw/?


chose … Bob … mouse … mouth … Tom … fold … bomb

comb … south … broke … top … folk … don’t … clock

how … spoke … bold … couch … boast … bowl … so … ouch

frown … owl … toll … won’t … job … hot … odd … loan

crown … towel … loud … toast … told … knot … stop … wrote

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/practice-a-ow-aw.mp3

 

Answers are at the bottom of the page.

NO PEEKING!

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/a/

clock … Bob … Tom … bomb … top

job … hot … odd … knot … stop

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/practice-a-ow-aw-clock.mp3

 

/ow/

tricky:  comb … don’t … won’t … so

o + e:  chose … broke … spoke … wrote

ol:  fold … folk … bold … told … toll

oa:  boast … toast … loan

ow:  bowl


Is your mouth in the shape
of a /w/ at the end of /ow/?

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/practice-a-ow-aw-comb.mp3

 

/aw/

ou:  mouse … mouth … south … ouch … couch … loud

ow:  how … frown … crown … owl … towel


Is your mouth in the shape
of a /w/ at the end of /aw/?

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/practice-a-ow-aw-mouse.mp3

Related Lessons:

  1. /a/
  2. /ow/ [part 1]…[part 2]…[practice /a-ow/]
  3. /aw/ [part 1]…[part 2]…[practice /a-ow-aw/]
  4. /ɔ/
  5. /ʌ/
  6. /ʊ/
  7. silent o
  8. /ɚ/
  9. /ə/ schwa
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