Saturday, September 4, 2010

Short o and Long o

Sorry for the delay, guys. Adjusting to my new schedule as a volunteer is a bit of a hassle *sweat drop*.

Anyway, let's get started! ^^

Short o (Ɔ)

  • open your mouth about half your thumb's length (normal a position)
  • purse your lips to make an O shape
Long O (ɔʊ)
  • purse your lips to make an O shape
  • after that, make the opening smaller.
  • say  this for 2 beats
    Short o (Ɔ)                           Long O (ɔʊ)
                                                       store                                         soap
                                                       bore                                          boat
                                                       sore                                          sew
                                                       gore                                          know
                                                       lore                                           low
                                                       floor                                         flow


Short o (Ɔ)
  1. An awkward warden bought an automobile.
  2. The lizard crawled and clawed along the wall.
  3. George danced the waltz until dawn.
  4. They cautiously altered the arrangement.
Long o (ɔʊ)
  1. Load the boat and let us go.
  2. The host noticed tomato sauce on his shoulder.
  3. The oval plateau was on the coast.
  4. My own diploma was a bonus.
TONGUE TWISTER

There was a group of tourists who went to the haunted hall. One's coat was caught on a nail and they paused. They found some flaws in the flow of lines along the wall, then they read the poems of Poe and Shaw. A ghost applauded the reading, and they all fled in awe. Later, the haunted hall was bought by a man named Joe.

1 comment:

  1. Awesome! I use it as examples in my teaching to non-English foreigners.

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