The letter O can have 3 or 4 sounds by itself, and more in combinations with other vowels.
The basic O sounds are
long O - oh, as in go, no, boat, and note
short O - aah, as in lot, hop, and pod
caret O - the or/aw sound, as in lore and floor (similar to law and flaw)
O is also found as
short U - as in come and some
short OO - as in good and foot
long U (long OO/ long YOO) - as in moon, dune, Flute, suit / cute, mule, view
the OY/OI sound - as in boy, point
There are five pure vowel sounds in English: a, e, i, o, and u.
Just one short vowel, the O. The Y is a vowel but has a long E sound.
There are two vowel sounds in the word "shook": the 'oo' sound in the first syllable and the 'o' sound in the second syllable.
Pure vowel sounds are vowel sounds that are formed with a single unchanging configuration of the vocal tract. These sounds do not have any glide or movement from one sound to another. Examples of pure vowel sounds include /a/, /e/, /i/, /o/, and /u/.
There are 19 vowel sounds in spoken English. But there may be fewer or more depending on dialect. (see the related question)
There are five pure vowel sounds in English: a, e, i, o, and u.
Only one. The OA pair has the long O (oh) vowel sound.
There are many words, but one example is the word "father" in which the 'a' sounds like the 'o' in box.
Just one short vowel, the O. The Y is a vowel but has a long E sound.
There are two vowel sounds in the word "shook": the 'oo' sound in the first syllable and the 'o' sound in the second syllable.
Yes. The O has a long O sound, while the A and I have short vowel sounds.
Pure vowel sounds are vowel sounds that are formed with a single unchanging configuration of the vocal tract. These sounds do not have any glide or movement from one sound to another. Examples of pure vowel sounds include /a/, /e/, /i/, /o/, and /u/.
There are 19 vowel sounds in spoken English. But there may be fewer or more depending on dialect. (see the related question)
The letter O has several vowel sounds, including short (aah) as in apple, cat, and odd.
Onomatopoeia has eight vowels but six syllables: o-no-ma-to-poei-a.
The number of vowel sounds in a language can depend on the dialect, because one or more vowels/vowel pairs can have the same sound.
In focus, the o has a long vowel sound and the u has a short vowel sound.