The O in orange is R-shaped, and can have the AW sound (equivalent to OR in British English). This gives it the sound (AW-rinj) or (OR-inj)
Some speakers do pronounce it with a short O (aahr-inj).
"O" in "sock" is considered a short vowel sound.
No, the word road has a long "o" sound.
The letter O has several vowel sounds, including short (aah) as in apple, cat, and odd.
The O may be a short O, but is more commonly the AW sound (caret O) which in US English is just the letter R.The A sounds like a short I and the E is silent. (R-inj)
The A has a short O sound in watch, to rhyme with botch and notch.
"O" in "sock" is considered a short vowel sound.
No, the word road has a long "o" sound.
The letter O has several vowel sounds, including short (aah) as in apple, cat, and odd.
The O may be a short O, but is more commonly the AW sound (caret O) which in US English is just the letter R.The A sounds like a short I and the E is silent. (R-inj)
The A has a short O sound in watch, to rhyme with botch and notch.
No. It has the caret O (AW) sound, which is considered neither long or short. (fawl)
The "o" in "smoky" is considered a long vowel sound. In this word, the "o" is pronounced as /oʊ/, which is a diphthong sound made up of two vowel sounds. It is a longer sound compared to a short vowel sound, which is typically a single, quick sound.
Yes, "gopher" is considered a short vowel word. In the word "gopher," the letter "o" makes a short vowel sound, pronounced as /ɒ/ or /ɑ/. Short vowel sounds are typically heard in words where the vowel is followed by a consonant, like in "gopher."
The "o" in "home" is considered a long vowel sound because it says its name, like "oh."
"Optical" is considered to have a long vowel sound. The letter "o" is pronounced as the long "o" sound /oʊ/ in this word.
Yes, the O in lock is a short vowel. In words with a single vowel, and words ending in "ck," the vowel is almost always short.
The OA pair has a long O vowel sound, to rhyme with hope and mope.