How to Pronounce ‘o’

In this lesson, we shall see how to pronounce  ‘o’.

The Rule for ‘o’

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• 1. ‘o’ is pronounced as  
   

As in

1. Come 
    
2. Son 
    

• 2. ‘o’ is pronounced as
   

As in

1. Book 
    
2. Look 
3. Took 
4. Good 

• 3. ‘o’ is pronounced as
   

As in

1. Moon 
2. Noon 
3. Room 
4. Root 

• 4. ‘o’ is pronounced as 
   

As in

1. So 
    
2. No 
3. Old 
     
4. Cold 
5. Gold 
    
6. Hope 
     
7. Open 
    

• 5. ‘o’ is pronounced as
   

As in

1. Ox 
2. Box 
    
3. Fox 
4. Hot 
5. Spot 

• 6. ‘ow’  is pronounced as
   

As in

1. Low 
    
2. Sow 
    
3. Crow 
     
4. Grow 
    

• 7  ‘ow’  is pronounced as
   

As in

1. Cow 
2. How 
3. Now 

• 8 ‘ou’ is pronounced as
   

As in

1. Our 
2. Hour 

• 9.   ‘oy’ is pronounced as
   

As in

1. Boy 
    
2. Joy 
    
3. Toy 
    

Related lessons

1. How to pronounce ‘u’ and ‘y’
2. Greeting
3. Manners and etiquette
4. Some polite phrases
5. Good wishes