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Written o = /a, ow/

Friday, August 25, 2017 by Eva Easton Leave a Comment

 How many ways do we pronounce written single o?

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/O-single-a.mp3

 

Now it’s time to practice.

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


those … blond … goal … throw … no … old … roll

bomb … comb … broke … cop … yolk … don’t

clock … spoke … cold … coast … bowl … so

toll … won’t … job … known … not … odd … load

toast … told … rob … stop … chose … wrote

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

 

Answers are at the bottom of the page.

NO PEEKING!

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/practice-peeking.mp3

 

 

/a/

blond … bomb … cop … clock

job … not … odd … rob … stop

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

 

/ow/

o + e:  broke … spoke … chose … those … wrote

ol:  cold … old … told … roll … toll … yolk

oa:  coast … toast … goal … load

ow:  bowl … throw … known

tricky:  no … so … don’t … won’t … comb


And..is your mouth in the shape
of a /w/ at the end of /ow/?

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/practice-answers-ow.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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