English Pronunciation Exercises - O Diphthongs
- Repeat each line slowly, listen for the minor differences between the vowel and consonant sounds.
- Repeat each line three times. Each time repeat more quickly trying to keep the sounds distinct.
- Find a partner and listen to each other repeat the lines.
- Try to invent sentences using each sound at least once. For example: The Pope went to the pow-wow and was very poised. - Don't worry too much about the sentence making much sense!
| 'ou' as in 'home' | 'ow' as in 'house' | 'oi' as in 'boy' |
| bowl | bow | boy |
| Pope | pow-wow | poise |
| don't | Dow | doily |
| toe | towel | toy |
| go | gouge | goiter |
| cope | cow | coy |
| soap | sour | soy sauce |
| zone | zowie! | (none) |
| show | shower | (none) |
| Jones | jowl | join |
| chose | ciao! | choice |
| home | howl | hoist |
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