263 LOT /ɒ/ “cot” vs GOAT /əʊ/ “coat” Phrases (with near minimal pairs not necessarily in the order /ɒ/ - /əʊ/) 1 Holy Holly 5 an odder odour 2 Rob’s robes 3 got your goat 4 the coat by the cot 6 my socks are soaked 7 Rod rode away 8 that bloke unblocks drains
Sentences (with near minimal pairs not necessarily in the order /ɒ/ - /əʊ/)
1 The cop couldn’t cope on his own. 2 The odd note said I’d not paid the money owed. 3 Joan did boast about having bossed John around. 4 My folks phoned to say they weren’t fond of the fox. 5 The owner was honoured that the Pope popped round. 6 Theywon’twant to pay the extra cost of going to the coast.
Now practise with the LOT-NORTH-GOAT reading passage