The Different Ways to Pronounce O and OO in English Long o Short o “aw” “uh” “oo” “oo” IPA /oʊ/ /ɑ/ /ɔ / /ə/ /u/ /ʊ/ boat go no show so hold on hop top stop not fox socks clock dog* fog* for* long strong song come love above shove of mother you too two who food soon shoe Add your own personalized vocabulary in each column as indicated *Regional accents may not reflect the above categorizations Almaden Valley Speech Therapy www.avspeechtherapy.com good cook book hook look