Vowel sound /ɔː/ is pronounced exactly like ‘OR’ or that final sound in the word “raw”.
It has a long and relaxed pronunciation, unlike its shorter version — VOWEL /ɒ/ SOUND.
Some examples of words with vowel /ɔː/ sound
📒 Most times when the letters (-or-, -aw) in a word gives an ‘OR’ sound, it is often this long vowel /ɔː/ sound.
| -or- -oor | or for door floor |
| -aw- | law draw crawl |
| -au- | haul pause launch |
| -ar- | war ward swarm |
| -a- -al- | call hall walk chalk |
| -ough- | fought bought thought |
| -oar -ore | roar board more score |
| -oa- | broad |
Practice questions on vowel sound /ɔː/
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