No, the O in "cost" is short.
No, the O in "cost" is short.
The O in cost has an AW sound (caret O), as in law and lost. The AW sound is also heard in O words such as off and long, and A words such as ball and call.
The vowel sound in "cost" is typically a short "o" sound.
The O has a long O (oh) sound, as in bold and gold.
It's a long O
It has a long O (oh) sound, as in no and so.
The word "broke" has a long 'o' sound, like in the word "no."
"Book" has a short "o" sound, while "tomb" has a long "o" sound.
There is no A or A sound in "note." The O is a long O and the E is silent.
The word "foreboding" has a long "o" sound.
The word "cost" has the caret O or AW sound, as in lost, boss, and claw. It rhymes with crossed and tossed. This is very different from the short O sound, which would sound like cod or cop.
It is a long O due to the silent E. It rhymes with pose and flows.