Phrases (with near minimal pairs not necessarily in the order /ɔː/ - /əʊ/) 1 foam formed 2 Joe’s jaw
5 woe ofwar 3 bored of her abode 4 roared across the road 6 Norman the gnome 7 don’t find it daunting 8 moaning about themorning
Sentences (with near minimal pairs not necessarily in the order /ɔː/ - /əʊ/)
1 Four foes snoring in the snow. 2 So I saw that you’re prone to eating prawns. 3 I paused to pose outside the court in my new coat. 4 I’m sure1 the Lord showed you the downloaded files. 5 He took outmore loans to start a lawn-mowing company. 6 The odour of poached eggs that I’d ordered came through the porch.
1 This can be pronounced as /ʃɔː/ or /ʃʊə/. The first is more modern and this is the pronunciation used in the audio recording.
Now practise with the LOT-NORTH-GOAT reading passage