Back Vowels

(Part 2)
Learning Objectives
Learning Objectives
1. Define back vowels;
2. Determine the vowel sound
present in a word; and
3. Pronounce words with back
vowel sounds.
What are back
vowels?
/oƱ/
/ɔ/
 /oƱ/
 lips are open and very
rounded

 finishes with a slight /u/

sound
 /oƱ/
boat flow
go toe
note hold
 /ɔ/
 lips are rounded and
more open

 jaw drops, tongue is low

and flat
 /ɔ/
off
on
octopus
October
olive
/ɔ/
got
talk
yawn
bought
caught
Exercise 1:
Say and tell
 Say DOG and DOE
For which vowel sound is your mouth
more open?

a. dog
b. doe
 Say CHALK and CHOKE
For which vowel sound is longer

a. choke
b. chalk
 Say OVER and OLIVE
For which vowel sound is your mouth
more tensed?
a. over
b. olive
 Exercise 2:
From the given sentences, pick out the
words with o sound and identify if it is
long or short.
The robin flew off.
 The robin flew off.

answer:
robin and off - /ɔ/
The toad jump on the
road.
The toad jump on the
road.
answer:
toad and road - /oƱ/
Please hold the rope.
 Please hold the rope.

answer:
hold and rope - /oƱ/
Tom got a lot of socks.
Tom got a lot of socks.

answer:
Tom, got, lot, and socks- /ɔ/