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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)

 

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