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PRONUNCIATION: BASIC SOUNDS
The Long O Sound and the O-R Sound
/oʊ/ and /ɔːr/

GOAL

I can make the long O sound and the O-R sound.

TRY IT!

Read the sentence below.

Dora and Joe scored four goals.

SOUNDS

Learn how to pronounce today's sounds.
Sound Profile
Voicing

yes

Mouth

slightly open

Lips

rounded ➡ rounded + pushed forward

Teeth

Tongue

pulled back and low ➡ the middle of the tongue close to but not touching the roof of the mouth

Jaw

Steps
  1. Slightly open your mouth and round your lips. Keep your tongue pushed back and low.

  2. Make a voiced sound.

  3. Keep your lips rounded and push them forward.

  4. Raise the middle of your tongue close to but not touching the roof of your mouth.

  5. Make a voiced sound.

Katakana Otoshiana

The katakana o (オ) is only the first half of the English long O sound.

 

showshoo (ショー)

gogoo (ゴー)

open ➡ oopen (オープン)

 

Be careful to pronounce the full sound in English.

Voicing

yes

Mouth

slightly open

Lips

slightly rounded ➡ pushed forward

Teeth

Tongue

pulled back and mid-low ➡ raised and forward + the sides of the tongue touching the top side teeth

Jaw

Steps
  1. Slightly open your mouth and round your lips. Keep the middle of your tongue pulled back in a low to mid mouth position.

  2. Make a voiced sound.

  3. Push your lips forward.

  4. Raise your tongue up and push it forward. The sides of your tongue should touch your top side teeth.

  5. The tip of your tongue should not be touching anything.

Katakana Otoshiana

Because there is no perfect match for the O-R sound in Japanese, many English words with that sound are written with oa (オア) or even oo (オー) in katakana.

 

score –> sukoa (スコア)

door –> doa (ドア)

fork –> fooku (フォーク)

 

Be careful to make them the O-R sound in English!

Steps
  1. Slightly open your mouth and round your lips. Keep your tongue pushed back and low.

  2. Make a voiced sound.

  3. Keep your lips rounded and push them forward.

  4. Raise the middle of your tongue close to but not touching the roof of your mouth.

  5. Make a voiced sound.

Steps
  1. Slightly open your mouth and round your lips. Keep the middle of your tongue pulled back in a low to mid mouth position.

  2. Make a voiced sound.

  3. Push your lips forward.

  4. Raise your tongue up and push it forward. The sides of your tongue should touch your top side teeth.

  5. The tip of your tongue should not be touching anything.

Katakana Otoshiana

The katakana o (オ) is only the first half of the English long O sound.

 

showshoo (ショー)

gogoo (ゴー)

open ➡ oopen (オープン)

 

Be careful to pronounce the full sound in English.

Katakana Otoshiana

Because there is no perfect match for the O-R sound in Japanese, many English words with that sound are written with oa (オア) or even oo (オー) in katakana.

 

score –> sukoa (スコア)

door –> doa (ドア)

fork –> fooku (フォーク)

 

Be careful to make them the O-R sound in English!

SENTENCES

Practice today’s sounds in the sentences below.

//

  1. Rose saw a goat on the road.
  2. Leo rode the boat with Niko.
  3. The coach sent Diego a memo.
  4. My dog showed me some bones in the snow.
  5. Antonio, please go get my coat and some cocoa.

/ɔːr/

  1. The store sells swords.
  2. Use your fork for the pork.
  3. Boris did four chores today.
  4. Cordelia wore shorts on the tennis court.
  5. George got a good score in the short foreign language course.

// + /ɔːr/

  1. Boris owns four goats.
  2. Go to the store and get some cocoa.
  3. The weather forecast says there will be snow tomorrow.
  4. George knows the road to Cordelia’s home.
  5. Dora and Joe scored four goals.

DIALOGUES

Practice today’s sounds in the dialogues below.

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Student:

Did you see the memo from Rose?

Tutor:

No, I didn’t. What’s the memo about?

Student:

The memo says that we all need to go home at ten.

Tutor:

Oh, is it because of the snow?

Student:

Yeah. The wind is blowing the snow all over the road.

/ɔːr/

Student:

How was your trip to Oregon?

Tutor:

It was horrible. We went horseback riding.

Student:

Horseback riding? You didn’t see the weather forecast?

Tutor:

Unfortunately, we didn’t… And we wore shorts!

Student:

That’s even more crazy! It was four degrees yesterday!

// + /ɔːr/

Student:

Cordelia saw a ghost!

Tutor:

Did Cordelia see it with her own eyes?

Student:

Of course! She was at home and there was a ghost standing beside the door.

Tutor:

What did the ghost look like? Maybe it was just a shadow or another person.

Student:

No. According to Cordelia, it was white as snow and didn’t have a nose.

TRY IT AGAIN!

Reread the sentence below.

Dora and Joe scored four goals.