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Joy English · Level A1 · Pronunciationjoy-english.com

Ball or bowl?

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Hear the difference between the vowels in “ball” and “go”.

Listen to each sentence and write what you hear.

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Words to know

bowl
A deep round dish.
throw
To send something through the air with your hand.
alone
Without other people.

Answer key

  1. Throw the ball to me.“Ball” has a long aw sound.
  2. Put the soup in a bowl.“Bowl” has the oh sound, like “go”.
  3. The wall is very tall.“Wall” and “tall” have the aw sound.
  4. Don't go home alone.“Don’t”, “go”, “home” and “alone” have the oh sound.
  5. I saw a small boat.“Saw” and “small” have the aw sound; “boat” has the oh sound.

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