How to Pronounce ‘o’

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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 
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  • 2. ‘o’ is pronounced as
     

As in – 

  1. Book 
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  2. Look 
  3. Took 
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  4. Good 
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  • 3. ‘o’ is pronounced as
     

As in – 

  1. Moon 
  2. Noon 
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  3. Room 
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  4. Root 
  • 4.‘o’ is pronounced as 
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As in – 

  1. So 
     
  2. No 
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  3. Old 
      
  4. Cold 
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  5. Gold 
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  6. Hope 
      
  7. Open 
     
  • 5. ‘o’ is pronounced as
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As in – 

  1. Ox 
  2. Box 
     
  3. Fox 
  4. Hot 
  5. Spot 
  • 6. ‘ow’  is pronounced as
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As in – 

  1. Low 
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  2. Sow 
     
  3. Crow 
      
  4. Grow 
     
  • 7 ‘ow’  is pronounced as
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As in – 

  1. Cow 
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  2. How 
  3. Now 
  • 8 ‘ou’ is pronounced as
     

As in – 

  1. Our 
  2. Hour 
  • 9.   ‘oy’ is pronounced as
     

As in – 

  1. Boy 
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  2. Joy 
     
  3. Toy 
     

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  4. Some polite phrases
  5. Good wishes
               

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