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How to Pronounce the /o/ Sound

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In this lesson, we're gonna learn about the vowel sounds like that in 'hotel'. I promise you won't regret having spent time with us.

How to Pronounce the /o/ Sound

In this lesson, we are going to learn how the sound /o/ is produced by looking at the articulatory organs.

What Type of Sound Is /o/?

/o/ is the most rounded sound in the English phonology and it is between /ɔ/ and /u/.

How to Produce /o/?

how to pronounce /o/

To produce it, as in the picture, close your tongue slightly and fully round your lips. Try to put your lips in a mid-open position like the sound /ɔ/, though less than it. Also, the lips are rounded like the sound /ʊ/ but less round than the /o/ sound.

/o/ is seen in combination with /ʊ/ in such letters:

program /ˈproʊ.ɡræm/

hotel /hoʊˈtel/

window /ˈwɪn.doʊ/

no /noʊ/

Listening

Let's listen to the pronunciation of the /o/ sound which has been mentioned below:

Down below, there are two other sounds similar to the /o/ sound. At first, listen to the /ɔ/ sound and then listen to the /ʊ/ sound:

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