R-Colored Vowel Sound / ɔr / as in "sport" – American English Pronunciation
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The /ɔr/ vowel is not
The /ɔr/ vowel is not as easy as it may seem. Many non-native speakers have difficulty pronouncing it, as this vowel consists of two frequently distorted sounds. The spelling of /ɔr/ doesn't help either, so this sound is often mispronounced and confused with other r-colored vowels. Compare: "arm" – "warm" or "our" – "four."
In this video, you'll learn how to make the /ɔr/ sound correctly and find out how to avoid typical pronunciation mistakes. There's a pronunciation exercise recorded by a professional speech therapist to help you practice this sound in most commonly used words.
By the way, we have a website: https://soundsamerican.net/
Quick Links:
• R-Colored vowel /ɔr/, as in "sport:" 00:00
• Recap from the R-colored vowels overview: 00:43
• How to make the /ɔr/ sound: 01:25
• Typical pronunciation mistakes: 03:34
• Pronunciation exercise: 05:08
• Spelling for the /ɔr/ sound: 08:54
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#AmericanPronunciation #VowelSounds #RColoredVowels
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[THIS VIDEO HAS ENGLISH, JAPANESE, CHINESE, VIETNAMESE, KOREAN, AND PORTUGUESE SUBTITLES]
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Hello there! This is the "Sounds American" channel.
In this video, we're going to talk about the American R-colored vowel /ɔr/, as in the word "sport."
You can also hear this sound in words like "four," "orange," "port," or "sword."
We'll be using special phonetic symbols — /ɔr/ — for this sound.
Let's recap what we've learned in the R-Colored Vowels Overview video:
• The /ɔr/ is one of the seven American R-colored vowel sounds.
• The /ɔr/ is an R-colored diphthong…
• ...and it's made by merging the /ɔ/ and the /r/ sounds.
• As with all R-colored vowel sounds, the /ɔr/ is often distorted by non-native English speakers.
• The spelling for /ɔr/ could be confusing as this sound is represented by several different combinations of letters.
Now, let's find out how to pronounce this R-colored vowel.
To make the /ɔr/ sound correctly, focus on pronouncing two sounds and making a smooth connection between them.
This is how you do that.
Start with making the /ɔ/ sound.
Open your mouth as wide as possible, and round your lips.
Now, let's place your tongue in the correct position for the /ɔ/ vowel.
Flatten your tongue and pull it back. Place your tongue very low in your mouth.
By the way, there are some variations in how the vowel in the /ɔr/ sound could be pronounced.
It's okay to place your tongue a little higher in your mouth and not pull it back as far, making a sound that falls somewhere in between the /oʊ/ and the /ɔ/ vowels.
For the rest of this video, we'll stick with the /ɔ/ for the sake of simplicity.
The tip of your tongue should be touching the back of your bottom front teeth.
Next, connect the /ɔ/ to the /r/ sound with a long gliding movement.
Curl back the tip of your tongue.
Now, slightly lower the center of your tongue and raise its back.
Your tongue should be tensed.
Now, let's color the /ɔ/ with the /r/ and blend the two sounds together: /ɔr/, /ɔr/, /ɔr/.
Let's talk about the most typical mistakes that people make when pronouncing the /ɔr/ sound.
1. Many non-native English speakers reduce the /r/ sound in the /ɔr/ vowel.
This would be fine in British English, but an American accent requires the /r/ to be pronounced.
So, if you reduce the /r/, your American /ɔr/ sound will be distorted and it may lead to misunderstandings.
2. Some non-native speakers trill the /r/ in the /ɔr/. Remember, that's not how Americans pronounce this sound!
Remember, Americans never trill their R-colored vowel sounds.
How do you avoid trilling? The tip of your tongue should never touch the alveolar ridge when you pronounce the R-colored sounds.
Remember, if you want to sound like an American, don't reduce the /r/ when pronouncing the R-colored vowels and avoid trilling it.
[Pronunciation exercise]
• absorb
• adore
• airport
• before
• board
• born
• cord
• corn
• course
• door
• dwarf
• floor
• for
• force
• forehead
• foreign
• forest
• forget
• fork
• form
• forth
• glory
• horn
• horse
• inform
• more
• normal
• north
• northern
• order
• pork
• resource
• roar
• score
• shore
• short
• sport
• storm
• unicorn
• warm
In this video, you'll learn how to make the /ɔr/ sound correctly and find out how to avoid typical pronunciation mistakes. There's a pronunciation exercise recorded by a professional speech therapist to help you practice this sound in most commonly used words.
By the way, we have a website: https://soundsamerican.net/
Quick Links:
• R-Colored vowel /ɔr/, as in "sport:" 00:00
• Recap from the R-colored vowels overview: 00:43
• How to make the /ɔr/ sound: 01:25
• Typical pronunciation mistakes: 03:34
• Pronunciation exercise: 05:08
• Spelling for the /ɔr/ sound: 08:54
Related Videos:
#AmericanPronunciation #VowelSounds #RColoredVowels
► R-Colored Vowel Sounds Overview:
R-Сolored Vowel Sounds Overview - Ame...
► R-Colored Vowel Sound / ɝ / as in "first":
R-Colored Vowel Sound / ɝ / as in "fi...
► R-Colored Vowel Sound / ɚ / as in "after":
R-Colored Vowel Sound / ɚ / as in "af...
► R-Colored Vowel Sound / ɪr / as in "hero":
R-Colored Vowel Sound / ɪr / as in "h...
► R-Colored Vowel Sound / ɛr / as in "chair":
R-Colored Vowel Sound / ɛr / as in "c...
► R-Colored Vowel Sound / ɑr / as in "car":
R-Colored Vowel Sound / ɑr / as in "c...
► R-Colored Vowel Sound / ɔr / as in "for": this video
► R-Colored Vowel Sound / aɪr / as in "fire":
R-Colored Vowel Sound / aɪr / as in "...
[THIS VIDEO HAS ENGLISH, JAPANESE, CHINESE, VIETNAMESE, KOREAN, AND PORTUGUESE SUBTITLES]
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Hello there! This is the "Sounds American" channel.
In this video, we're going to talk about the American R-colored vowel /ɔr/, as in the word "sport."
You can also hear this sound in words like "four," "orange," "port," or "sword."
We'll be using special phonetic symbols — /ɔr/ — for this sound.
Let's recap what we've learned in the R-Colored Vowels Overview video:
• The /ɔr/ is one of the seven American R-colored vowel sounds.
• The /ɔr/ is an R-colored diphthong…
• ...and it's made by merging the /ɔ/ and the /r/ sounds.
• As with all R-colored vowel sounds, the /ɔr/ is often distorted by non-native English speakers.
• The spelling for /ɔr/ could be confusing as this sound is represented by several different combinations of letters.
Now, let's find out how to pronounce this R-colored vowel.
To make the /ɔr/ sound correctly, focus on pronouncing two sounds and making a smooth connection between them.
This is how you do that.
Start with making the /ɔ/ sound.
Open your mouth as wide as possible, and round your lips.
Now, let's place your tongue in the correct position for the /ɔ/ vowel.
Flatten your tongue and pull it back. Place your tongue very low in your mouth.
By the way, there are some variations in how the vowel in the /ɔr/ sound could be pronounced.
It's okay to place your tongue a little higher in your mouth and not pull it back as far, making a sound that falls somewhere in between the /oʊ/ and the /ɔ/ vowels.
For the rest of this video, we'll stick with the /ɔ/ for the sake of simplicity.
The tip of your tongue should be touching the back of your bottom front teeth.
Next, connect the /ɔ/ to the /r/ sound with a long gliding movement.
Curl back the tip of your tongue.
Now, slightly lower the center of your tongue and raise its back.
Your tongue should be tensed.
Now, let's color the /ɔ/ with the /r/ and blend the two sounds together: /ɔr/, /ɔr/, /ɔr/.
Let's talk about the most typical mistakes that people make when pronouncing the /ɔr/ sound.
1. Many non-native English speakers reduce the /r/ sound in the /ɔr/ vowel.
This would be fine in British English, but an American accent requires the /r/ to be pronounced.
So, if you reduce the /r/, your American /ɔr/ sound will be distorted and it may lead to misunderstandings.
2. Some non-native speakers trill the /r/ in the /ɔr/. Remember, that's not how Americans pronounce this sound!
Remember, Americans never trill their R-colored vowel sounds.
How do you avoid trilling? The tip of your tongue should never touch the alveolar ridge when you pronounce the R-colored sounds.
Remember, if you want to sound like an American, don't reduce the /r/ when pronouncing the R-colored vowels and avoid trilling it.
[Pronunciation exercise]
• absorb
• adore
• airport
• before
• board
• born
• cord
• corn
• course
• door
• dwarf
• floor
• for
• force
• forehead
• foreign
• forest
• forget
• fork
• form
• forth
• glory
• horn
• horse
• inform
• more
• normal
• north
• northern
• order
• pork
• resource
• roar
• score
• shore
• short
• sport
• storm
• unicorn
• warm
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