Italian A and Short O Drills

Italian A and Short O

These two are very distinct from each other.

Short O (ɔ)

= jaw is tense, lowered about 2/4 of your thumb.
= lips are in a small, tight circle.

Italian a (ɒ)

= jaw is lowered in normal a position 
= lips are in a big O shape and tense.

ɔ                        ɒ

gourd             hop

board             not

  ford                want

lord                forest

sword             stock

(ɔ)

1. The border is very orderly.

2. A boring lecture is in store for us today.

3. The corner storage facility has my uncle's hoard.

(ɒ)

1. Stop the frog from hopping away.

2. The hog jogged across the hot road.

3. Tom conned the tot for his candy.

TONGUE TWISTERS

Gourds are gotten from the warden. Hops are gotten from the garden. We stock boards and swords until they're rotten. Ford the road you haven't forgotten.