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Long O sound words

Long O is a diphthong that starts near a mid-central vowel and glides toward oo. Spanish and Italian speakers often produce a pure, unmoving O instead. Let your lips round progressively across the vowel rather than setting them at the start.


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The relaxed short i in sit, big and busy. The single hardest vowel for most learners to place.
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Ship or sheep, full or fool, pull or pool. Hear the tense and lax vowel pairs side by side.
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To read the rules behind these words, see the pronunciation guides — including silent letters, word stress and American vs British. Or hear each accent on its own page: American, British, Australian.