The vowel sound /ɔ/

The vowel sound /ɔ/

Pr​onunciation Club

Session 9

By Helena Morales

Multiple Choice

order

•  /ˈhɔrəbəl/

• /ˈgɔrdʒəs/

• /ˈɔrkəstrə/

• /ˈɔrdɚ/

Multiple Choice

formal

• /ɪˈnɔrməs/

• /ˈfɔrməl/

• /pɚˈfɔrm/

• /kɔl/

Multiple Choice

 afford

• /əˈfɔrd/

• /sɔŋ/

•  /ˈɔtəm/

• /æbˈsɔrb/

Multiple Choice

yawn

•  /bɔl/

• /æbˈsɔrb/

• /jɔn/

• /əˈθɔrɪti/

Multiple Choice

foreign

• /ɪgˈzɔstɪd/

• /ˈfɔrɪn/

•  /dɪˈvɔrs/

•  /ˈɔtəm/

Multiple Choice

all

•  /dɔr/

• /ˈgɔrdʒəs/

• /frɔd/

• /ɔl/

Multiple Choice

orchestra

• /ˈɔrkəstrə/

• /ɔlˈtɝnətɪv/

• /sɔŋ/

•  /ɪˈnɔrməs/

Multiple Choice

door

• /ˈhɔrəbəl/

• /ˈjunəˌfɔrm/

•  /æbˈsɔrb/

• /dɔr/

Multiple Choice

catalog

•  /ˈgɔrdʒəs/

• /ˈkætəlˌɔg/

• /ˈfɔrməl/

• /ˈfɔrɪn/

Multiple Choice

authority

• /əˈθɔrɪti/

•  /ɪgˈzɔstɪd/

• /ˈɔrkəstrə/

• /frɔd/

Multiple Choice

alternative

• /ˈgɔrdʒəs/

• /ˈɔrdɚ/

• /ɔlˈtɝnətɪv/

• /əˈfɔrd/

Multiple Choice

absorb

• /æbˈsɔrb/

•  /kɔl/

• /ˈhɔrəbəl/

•  /əˈθɔrɪti/

Multiple Choice

autumn

• /ˈjunəˌfɔrm/

• /ˈkætəlˌɔg

• /ˈɔtəm/

• /ˈɔrkəstrə

Multiple Choice

 ball

• /əˈfɔrd/

• /kɔl/

• /bɔl/

• /dɪˈvɔrs/

Multiple Choice

perform

• /jɔn/

• /pɚˈfɔrm/

•  /ɔl/

• /sɔŋ/

Multiple Choice

enormous

• /ɔlˈtɝnətɪv/

• /ˈkætəlˌɔg/

• /əˈθɔrɪti/

• /ɪˈnɔrməs/

Multiple Choice

call

• /bɔl/

• /dɔr/

• /kɔl/

• /ɔl/

Multiple Choice

 song 

• /sɔŋ/

•  /ɪˈnɔrməs/

•  /əˈfɔrd/

• /əˈθɔrɪti/

Multiple Choice

 exhausted

•  /ˈɔtəm/

• /ˈhɔrəbəl/

• /dɪˈvɔrs/

• /ɪgˈzɔstɪd/

Multiple Choice

horrible

• /ˈgɔrdʒəs/

• /ˈhɔrəbəl/

• /ˈɔrkəstrə/

•  /ˈkætəlˌɔg/

Multiple Choice

gorgeous

• /ˈfɔrməl/

•  /ˈgɔrdʒəs/

•  /pɚˈfɔrm/

•  /frɔd/

Multiple Choice

divorce

•  /ˈhɔrəbəl/

• /dɪˈvɔrs/

• /æbˈsɔrb/

• /dɔr/

Multiple Choice

 fraud 

•  /əˈfɔrd/

•  /frɔd/

•  /pɚˈfɔrm/

• /sɔŋ/

Multiple Choice

uniform

•  /əˈfɔrd/

• /æbˈsɔrb/

• /ˈkætəlˌɔg/

• /ˈjunəˌfɔrm/

Open Ended

Write down the words you listen to.

​law

bought

lost

talk

broad

cause

fault

forest

dawn

long​

​

door

call

water

story

thoughtful

autumn

almost

always

morning

quarter​

​

​1. talked - almost - dawn

We talked until almost dawn.

2. always - abroad - autumn

I always go abroad in the autumn.  

3. bought - orange - mall

I bought an orange sweater at the mall.

4. called - walking - door

He called me as he was walking out the door.

5. daughter - story - morning

I told your daughter that story this morning.

6. score - already - lost

Based on our score, I think we already lost the game.

A proper cup of coffee from a proper copper coffeepot.

Read the sentences at loud in order to practice /ɔ/ sound. - Rueda del azar

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