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O Words Start Practicing!
Return to Main Page O sounds These words have stress on the 1st syllable. Short O Long O concentrate bolster conference co-founder confident donate dollar focus holiday goal honor hold on hostile hold up job search loaded lofty low profile log on / log in motivate Macintosh motion model organize modern order offer portion option…
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O Sounds Diagram and Explanation
Return to Main Page O sounds The Short O Sound: Create this sound by opening your jaw and keeping your lips relaxed. In many languages, this sound is spelled with an A. It is the same as the Open A sound in father. Spellings for the Short O: Like all short vowel sounds, the spellings…
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O Sounds Supplement: Use of Small Words
Perfect Your Pronunciation and Stress with 750 Business Words Return to Main Page ArticlesRule 1: Use “a” when a singular noun is mentioned for the first time.Rule 2: Use “a” when you could say “one” or to distinguish one from a group.Rule 3: Use “the” for a singular noun that has already been mentioned or…
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Oi, Ou, Ow Words Start Practicing!
Return to Main Page Double Vowel Sounds These words have stress on the 1st syllable. Oi Ou and Ow choice boundary download join brown nose* founder lawyer browse headcount toil burn-out** mouse android cloud outsource loyal count power voice discount vow *This is an idiom that means to appease the person in authority or to…
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Oi, Ou, Ow Sounds Diagram and Explanation
Return to Main Page Diphthongs: Double Vowels The technical term for a double vowel sound is diphthong. There are two diphthongs in American English, the ōee sound and the ăō sound. The ōee sound is a Long O as in no and a Long E as in see. It is spelled with oi or oy. Examples are choice, voice, toy and ploy. Careful: the OI…
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Schwa with R Listening Test
Perfect Your Pronunciation and Stress with 750 Business Words Return to Main Page Unit 2 Review Listening Test: Schwa and R Listen to the following words. Choose the word that has a schwa sound before the R. 1.a. awardb. standard 2.a. guarantorb. generator 3. a. rumorb. more 4.a. radarb. raider 5.a. laborb. laborious 6. a. inventorb. inventory…
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Schwa Sound Listening Test
Perfect Your Pronunciation and Stress with 750 Business Words Return to Main Page Unit 2 Review Listening for Schwa Sounds Listen to the words, and choose how many schwa sounds that you hear. Choose 1, 2, 3, or 4. 1. volunteer 2. victory 3. merger 4. solution 5. unreasonable 6. purpose 7. consolidate 8. juvenile…
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R and L Listening Test
Perfect Your Pronunciation and Stress with 750 Business Words Return to Main Page Unit 2 Review R and L Sounds Listening Test Choose the word that you hear. 1. a. writeb. light 2.a. redderb. letter 3. a. wristb. list 4.a. rockb. lock 5.a. rareb. lair 6. a. grassb. glass 7. a. freeb. flee 8.a. brandb. bland 9. a. breedb. bleed…
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