Minimal Pairs: aw sound, ow sound /ɔ, aʊ/

ESL listen-and-repeat: Practice pronouncing these commonly mispronounced English sounds: the 'aw sound' /ɔ/ and 'ow sound' /aʊ/ (cause, cows; gone, gown).

1. all — owl

2. cause — cows

"Cause" and "cows" are aw sound/ow sound minimal pairs.

3. dawn — down

4. drawn — drown

5. fall — foul

6. gone — gown

7. gnaw — now

8. hall — howl

Pronuncian: American English Pronunciation

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Minimal Pairs: aw sound, ow sound /ɔ, aʊ/

aw sound /ɔ/ — ow sound /aʊ/ minimal pairs

Pronuncian: American English Pronunciation