Speech training

Lesson 7: /aʊ/ - /əʊ/

N G U Y E N N G O C N H AT M I N H , U F L S - U D
The sound

/aʊ/
How to make the sound
a. First, practice the sound /æ/.
Then practise the short sound /ʊ/.
b. Join the two sounds: /æææʊ/.
c. Repeat the target sound /aʊ/.
The second part of the sound is
shorter.
Minimal
pairs
Practice 1:
You will hear five words from each minimal pair. For each word,
write 1 for /ɑː/and or 2 for /aʊ/. First pair is done as an example.
Pair 1st 2nd 3rd 4th word 5th word
word word word
E.g. 2 1 1 2 2
car (1) & cow (2)
bar (1) & bow (2)
arch (1) & ouch (2)
Practice 1:
You will hear five words from each minimal pair. For each word,
write 1 for /ɑː/and or 2 for /aʊ/. First pair is done as an example.
Pair 1st 2nd 3rd 4th word 5th word
word word word
E.g. 2 1 1 2 2
car (1) & cow (2)
bar (1) & bow (2) 1 2 1 2 1
arch (1) & ouch (2) 1 1 2 1 2
Practice 2:
Circle the words that you hear in the sentences.
Sentence (a) (b)
1. car cow
2. grass grouse
3. bra brow
4. ha how
5. ah ow!
6. tarn town
Practice 2:
Circle the words that you hear in the sentences.
Sentence (a) (b)
1. The bus drove into the car. car cow
2. There’s a lot of grass near the farm. grass grouse
3. Her brow was white. bra brow
4. “Ha!” He said loudly. ha how
5. “Ow!” He said “You hit me!” ah ow!
6. Near the moutain there is a little town. tarn town
The sound

/əʊ/
How to make the sound

a. First, practise the long sound

make the sound /ɜː/. Then practise
the sound /ʊ/.
b. Join the two sounds: /ɜːɜːɜːʊ/.
c. Repeat the target sound: /əʊ/.
Minimal
pairs
Practice 3:
You will hear five words from each minimal pair. For each word,
write 1 for /ɜː/ and 2 for /əʊ/.

Pair 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th

word word word word word
Bert (1) & boat (2)
flirt (1) & float (2)
Practice 3:
You will hear five words from each minimal pair. For each word,
write 1 for /ɜː/ and 2 for /əʊ/.

Pair 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th

word word word word word
Bert (1) & boat (2) 2 1 2 1 1
flirt (1) & float (2) 1 2 2 2 1
Minimal
pairs
Practice 3:
You will hear five words from each minimal pair. For each word,
write 1 for /ɔː/ and 2 for /əʊ/.

Pair 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th

word word word word word
caught (1) & coat (2)
ball (1) & bowl (2)
Practice 3:
You will hear five words from each minimal pair. For each word,
write 1 for /ɔː/ and 2 for /əʊ/.

Pair 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th

word word word word word
caught (1) & coat (2) 2 1 1 2 2
ball (1) & bowl (2) 1 1 2 2 1
Practice 4:
Circle the words that you hear in the sentences.
Sentence (a) (b) (c)
1. fern phone
2. or Oh
3. ball bowl
4. burn bone
5. walk work woke
Practice 4:
Circle the words that you hear in the sentences.
Sentence (a) (b) (c)
1. They have a nice green fern in the hall. fern phone
2. You can have coffee. Or do you want or Oh
tea?
3. It’s a very heavy bowl. ball bowl
4. Don’t burn the chicken. burn bone
5. I walk early in the morning. walk work woke