/o/

Pronunciation

Beg – Low Int
K–12

In this lesson, students learn to reproduce the /o/ sound (as in "goat"). They practice writing and producing the sound through various tasks and compare /o/ and /ɑ/ (e.g., goat/got). Includes a pronunciation diagram and audio.

Please note that we use the International Phonetic Alphabet to represent sounds on our site. This lesson is based on the typical North American pronunciation of /o/ (also known as "long O"). Pronunciation of this sound may differ by country and/or region.

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Focus

foundational
pronunciation
listening
speaking
productive

Vocabulary

open
oval
over
ocean
oatmeal
cold
boat
rose
toad
throat
piano
tomato
volcano
yellow
window
A spinning paper plane
A spinning paper plane