Vowel № 7 [o] In pronouncing the English [o] the tongue is retracted and lowered. The back of the tongue is raised to the soft palate. The jaw is lowered. The lips form an oval-shaped opening. Thus, the English [o] may be defined as a short, lax, slightly labialized, back, open vowel phoneme.
Proverbs:
Dot your “I’s”and cross your “t’s”.
Honesty is the best policy.
A little pot is soon hot.
VOWEL SOUNDS
Vowel № 8 [o:] In pronouncing the English [o:] the tongue is retracted from the lower teeth. The back of the tongue is raised still higher to the soft palate than in [o]. The lips are rounded. Thus, the English [o:] may be defined as a long, tense, labialized, back, half-open vowel phoneme.
