PRONUNCIATION
NOTES
The letter o has several different possible
pronunciations.
There are
some spelling-pronunciation rules:
- o
+ one consonant + e is usually /əʊ/
e.g. hope, alone, phone
But there
are some common words which have the /Ʌ
/ sound: some,
money
- o
between two or several consonants is often /O/
e.g. sorry, follow
Exception: worry /Ʌ /
- the letters ol and oa between
consonants are
usually /əʊ/
e.g. old, gold, road
- the letters or between consonants are usually /Ͻ:/
e.g.
airport,
Exceptions:
work, world /ɜ:/
Use the dictionary to check when you aren't
sure!
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