This is a long vowel sound. The usual spelling is:
or : sport, door
al: talk, small
aw: saw, draw
But we can find it in other words like: water, four, bought, thought.
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This is a short vowel sound. The usual spelling is:
o : hot, stop, long, not,
But also:
what, watch, want
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This is a diphthong, a double vowel sound.The usual spelling is :
o : home, drove, old, don't
oa: road, toast, coat, boat
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Click on the following link to practise the difference between the long o sound, like in "horse" and the diphthong, like in "phone":
Click on the following link to practise the difference between the short o sound, like in "clock" and the diphthong, like in "phone":
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