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  • Hello there!

  • This is theSounds Americanchannel.

  • In this video were going to talk about the American vowel sound /ɔ/,

  • as in the wordon”.

  • You can also hear this sound in words like

  • off,”

  • cause,”

  • all,”

  • orsaw”.

  • Well be using a special phonetic symbol - /ɔ/ - for this sound.

  • The /ɔ/ can be hard to reproduce for many people and it often gets mispronounced

  • Keep watching to learn how to avoid shortening this vowel and to practice it in words.

  • Let’s find out how to make this sound.

  • OK.

  • To pronounce the /ɔ/ sound, you should focus on the position of your jaw, lips, and tongue.

  • Open your mouth as wide as possible,

  • and round your lips.

  • Flatten your tongue and pull it back.

  • Place your tongue very low in your mouth.

  • The tip of your tongue should be touching the back of your bottom front teeth.

  • Remember, the /ɔ/ is a very open sound,

  • so your jaw should be as open as possible.

  • Let’s try saying it:

  • /ɔ/

  • /ɔ/

  • /ɔ/

  • Now, let’s practice this sound in some words.

  • Youll see a word on a screen and hear its pronunciation.

  • Like this:

  • Youll have a few seconds to pronounce the word, if you want to.

  • [sound prompt to start speaking]

  • Let’s begin!

  • Youre done!

  • Congratulations!

  • By the way, did you know that the /ɔ/ sound is represented by the letter “o” in only 30% of cases?

  • More on the spelling:

  • most often, the /ɔ/ sound is written as the letter “o,” as in the wordon.”

  • In the rest of the words with this sound, it’s written as the combination of letters

  • au,” as in the wordcause,”

  • as a single letter “a,” as in the wordwater,”

  • and also as the following combination of letters:

  • al,” as in the wordcall,”

  • aw,” as in the wordsaw,”

  • ou,” as in the wordthought,”

  • andoa,” as in the wordbroad.”

  • Thanks for watching!

  • Hope you find it useful.

  • Stay tuned on our Sounds American channel!

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元音 / ɔ / 如 "on"-美式英語發音 (Vowel Sound / ɔ / as in “on”- American English Pronunciation)

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    pipus posted on 2021/01/14
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