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ɔː
English spelling of the IPA ɔː sound: Usually or, sometimes -our or all, and occasionally au, aw, -augh or -ough:
Words where the ɔːsound is spelled or or our
or, for, born, poor, door, horn, port, sort, forge, sword, torn
four, bourne, pour, your, course, court, source, mourn
absorb, transport, assorted, torpedo, Portugal
Words where the ɔːsound is spelled all or al
ball, small, tall, call, fall, wall, mall, appalling
talk, walk, chalk, stalk
Words where the ɔːsound is spelled aw
saw, law, lawful, awesome, draw, drawing, jaw, withdraw, drawer,
dawn, straw, strawberry, prawn, hawk, claw, flaw, lawn
lawyer, outlaw, rawhide, jackdaw, hawthorn
Words where the ɔːsound is spelled au
automatic, automobile, August, autumn, audience, clause, Gaul, gaudy, haul, hydraulic, sauce, saucer
(but not fault, vault, assault, sausage, quality, quantity, Australia, etc)
Words where the ɔːsound is spelled -augh or -ough
caught, taught, daughter, slaughter
thought, bought, brought, ought, sought, nought, naughty
Words with a surprise ɔː sound
war, warm, warn, quarter, award (but not bar, car, far, jar, star, etc)