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The key answer of exercise 7

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 8.2 - Change the world for the textbook New Total English Intermediate - Students' Book with authors Rachael Roberts, Antonia Clare and JJ Wilson from Pearson Education

Question

  1. Listen to the words in the box. How is the letter 'o' pronounced in each one? Put the words in the correct column.
  2. Now put the words in the box in the correct column in exercise 7a, according to the pronunciation of 'o'. Then listen to the words to check.
  3. 'O' is often pronounced /ɔ:/ when there is an 'r' after 'o'. The spelling patterns below can also make the sound /ɔ:/. Try to think of an example word for each one.

Answer

a) - b)

/ɒ/

  • conflict
  • poverty
  • -
  • hot
  • pocket

/ɔ:/

  • mortality
  • organic
  • -
  • floor
  • short
  • your

/əʊ/

  • global
  • solar
  • -
  • coast
  • cold
  • open
  • own
  • phone
  • road
  • throw

c)

  • ou → your
  • au → taught
  • al → small
  • aw → awful
  • ar v warm
  • oo → door