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LESSON 2 /ɑ/
COMMON SPELLING PATTERNS
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音声プレーヤーo pot, obvious, honest
a calm, palm, spa
Source: (Mojsin, 2016)
HOW TO PRONOUNCE /ɑ/
- Open your mouth but not rounded
- Imagine you are yawning
- The back part of your tongue moves down
- The sound is similar to (ア)
英語耳 p.62
COMMON JAPANESE MISTAKE
Students usually pronounce this sound as /ɔ/ (オ).
MINIMAL PAIRS /ɑ/ /ɔ/
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Read and listen to the differences between /ɑ/ and /ɔ/.
Test your listening skill by asking someone to RANDOMLY read a word and try to guess which word was read.
音声プレーヤー/ɑ/ | /ɔ/ |
stock /stɑ:k/ | stalk /stɔ:k/ |
odd /ɑ:d/ | awed /ɔ:d/ |
cot /kɑ:t/ | caught /kɔ:t/ |
bot /bɑ:t/ | bought /bɔ:t/ |
LET US PRACTICE /ɑ/
Practice pronouncing the /ɑ/ sound using the words below.
HOW TO PRACTICE
- LISTEN to the audio file.
- COPY how the words are pronounced.
- SLOWLY read the words.
- LOOK at your mouth and tongue movement using a MIRROR.
- ALWAYS practice.
TWO-SYLLABLE WORDS /ɑ/
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Initial
音声プレーヤー- ostrich
/ɑ́:stritʃ/
- olive
/ɑ́:liv/
- object
/ɑ́:bdʒekt/
Medial
音声プレーヤー- dollar
/dɑ́:lɚ/
- modern
/mɑ́:dɚn/
- waffle
/wɑ́:fl/
THREE-SYLLABLE WORDS /ɑ/
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Initial
音声プレーヤー- occupied
/ɑ́:kjupaid /
- octopus
/ɑ́:ktəpəs/
- Oliver
/ɑ́:livɚ/
Medial
音声プレーヤー- apricot
/ǽprikɑ:t/
- hospital
/hɑ́:spitl/
- tolerate
/tɑ́:ləreit/
LET US PHRASE IT
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音声プレーヤー- odd box
/ɑ́:d bɑ́:ks/
- a hot pot
/ ə hɑ́:t pɑ́:t/
- do not hop
/du nɑ́:t hɑ́:p/
- modern object
/mɑ́:dɚn ɑ́:bdʒekt/
TONGUE TWISTER
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音声プレーヤーLast October, Bob bought a bat, a bot and an olive-printed pot
/ lǽst ɑ́:ktoubɚ bɑ́:b bɔ́t ə bǽt ə bɑ́:t ənd ən ɑ́:liv príntid pɑ́:t/