How many ways do we pronounce written single o?
These 6 common words have 1 written o
but are not pronounced /a/.
They’re pronounced /ow/.
go … no … so
/gow/ … /now/ … /sow/
don’t … won’t … comb
/downt|/ … /wownt|/ … /kowm/
Is your mouth in the shape of a /w/ at the end of /ow/?
go … going
/gow/ … /go–wɪŋ/
Let’s go. I’m going for a walk.
/lɛts-ˈgow/ … /ˈaym-go–wɪŋ-fə-rə-ˈwɔk/
no … won’t
/now/ … /wownt|/
Will you be at the game? No, I won’t.
/ˈwɪl-yə-bi-yæ-ðə-ˈgeym/ … /no–way-ˈwownt|/
go … so
/gow/ … /sow/
I’m going to the movies.
/ˈaym-go–wɪŋ-tə-ðə-ˈmuw-viyz/
So is my friend.
/so–wɪz-may-ˈfrɛnd/
don’t … comb
/downt|/ … /kowm/
I don’t want a red comb.
/ay-ˈdownt|-wa-nə-ˈrɛd–kowm/
Is your mouth in the shape of a /w/ at the end of /ow/?
See also:
Vowel Sound /ow/
Little Red Hen /ow/
