Written o = /ɚ/

 How many ways do we pronounce written single o?

Audio Quiz

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word
/wɚd/
[Wonder Word Link]

 

world
/ˈwɚ–əld/
[Wonder Word Link]

 

work
/wɚk/

They have a lot of work to do today.
/ðey-hæ-və-ˈlɑ-də-ˈwɚk-tə-duw-tə-ˈdey/

 

worm
/wɚm/

The apple has a worm.
/ðə-ˈæ-pəl-hæ-zə-ˈwɚm/

 

worry … worried
/ˈwɚ-riy/ … /ˈwɚ–riyd/

The frog looks worried.
/ðə-ˈfrɔg-lʊks-ˈwɚ–riyd/

 

worse …  worst
/wɚs/ … /wɚst/

This snowstorm was worse than the one last month,
/ˈðɪs-snow-stɔ-ɚm-wəz-ˈwɚs-ðən-ðə-wən-ˈlæst-mʌnθ/

but it’s not the worst one I’ve ever seen.
/bʌ-dɪt͡s-ˈnɑt-ðə-wɚst-wə-nay-vɛ-vɚ-ˈsiyn/

 

worship
/ˈwɚ–ʃɪp/

People are taking part in a worship service.
/ˈpiy-pə-lɑ-ɚ-tey-kɪŋ-ˈpa-ɚ-dɪ-nə-ˈwɚ–ʃɪp-ˈsɚ-vɪs/

 

worsted
/ˈwɚ-stəd/

Worsted is a type of yarn or fabric.
/wɚ–stɪ–dɪ-zə-tay-pəv-ya-ɚ-nɚ-ˈfæ-brɪk/

 

wort
/ˈwɚt/

To find out what ‘wort‘ is, you can watch the video.
/tə-fayn-ˈdawt-wɑt-ˈwɚt-ɪz-yuw-kɪn-wɑt͡ʃ-ðɚ-ˈvɪ-di-yow/

 

worth
/wɚθ/

Nothing worth having was ever achieved without effort.
/ˈnə-θɪŋ-wɚθ-ˈhæ-vɪŋ-wə-zɛ-vɚ-ə-ˈt͡ʃiyvd-wɪ-ðaw-ˈdɛ-fɚt/

Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United States
/ˈθi-yə-dɔ-ɚ-ˈrow-zə-vɛlt-ˈprɛ-zɪ-dɛn-dəv-ðə-yuw-nay-dɪd-ˈsteyt͡s/

 

Note

wor at the beginning of a word = /wɚ/

1 exception = verb “to wear”
wore /ˈwɔ–ɚ/ … worn /ˈwɔ–ɚn/

The man wore comfortable shoes.
He has always worn comfortable shoes.

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