English Pronunciation O versus OL: GO, GOAL, HOE, HOLE, ROW, ROLE, BOW, BOWL, SO, SOUL, DOUGH, DOLE

Learn how to pronounce the words GO, GOAL, HOE, HOLE, ROW, ROLE, BOW, BOWL, SO, SOUL, DOUGH, DOLE with this American English Pronunciation Lesson.

Pronunciation:

GO, GOAL /goʊ, goʊl/
HOE, HOLE /hoʊ, hoʊl/
ROW, ROLE /roʊ, roʊl/
BOW, BOWL /baʊ, boʊl/
SO, SOUL/soʊ, soʊl/
DOUGH, DOLE /doʊ, doʊl/

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Transcript:
hi there Jennifer from Tarle speech with your question of the week we have a sound study today the long o at the end of the word versus the long o with an l, OL, at the end of a word. This is really confusing for a lot of my students. So let's take a look at some words and how just missing one sound can change the whole meaning. So we have go and goal, hoe and whole/hole, row and roll, bow and bowl, so and soul, and doe and dole.
So let's start with this o vowel. So I want you to just look at my mouth to get started oh.
What I'm doing here is I'm opening my mouth the back of my tongue is pulled high up and the tip of my tongue is down in the bottom of my mouth. Down in the bottom in the middle of my mouth. Then I am moving my mouth to a more closed shape and my lips are puckering. When I do that the tip of my tongue moves from down here to flatter and in the middle of my mouth. Sort of pointing out at the end of that o sound.
o o o
Excellent!
Now when we have to add that L this gets super confusing.
What you need to remember for the L is that the tip of your tongue is going to touch the back of your top front teeth. To be really specific because I've been getting some questions about this, it's the spot where your teeth meet the roof of your mouth. L. When you make the L the l sound at the end of the word you can see my lips are pulled back a little tiny bit. It's more in a smile shape. Also my tongue will stay at that spot where my teeth meet the roof of my mouth for an extra second before I release it. So I really get that nice long L sound. Yes native speakers might not do this but they're marking that difference in different ways, but for people who really need to make themselves clear, I highly recommend that you hold your tongue there just for an extra second to make that l nice and long and strong. So when we put the o and the l together it's going to look like this:
OL
OL
You can see my tongue is moving from here to the middle and then to the top. Bottom middle top. And my lips are moving from open, to pucker, to a smile. So let's look at that again OL.
Now let's try this in some words. Let's try words that end in o first
go
hoe
row
bow
so
and doe/dough
Now let's add that L
goal
whole
roll
bowl
soul
and dole
Let's give them a try again:
go goal
hoe whole
row roll
bow bowl
sew soul
doe dole

So give it a try I know people are going to notice the difference. If you found this helpful please give us a like and share with your friends. If you need some more help check out our products and classes at Tarle speech.

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미국영어에서의 강세찾기, 발음하기, 말하기 능력 향상
mejora tu acento y pronunciación de inglés americano
Meningkatkan aksen bahasa Inggris Amerika, pengucapan, dan berbicara anda
تحسين اللهجة الانجليزية الامريكية والنطق و المخاطبة
说出更地道的美式口语
アメリカ英語のアクセント、発音、スピーキング力を向上させます。
Melhore sua pronúncia do inglês norte americano
Cải thiện nói tiếng Anh Mỹ 
改善美式英語的發音 
Meningkatkan berbicara bahasa Inggris Amerika 
आप अमेरिकी अंग्रेजी उच्चारण,और बोलने में सुधार करें
שפר את המבטא האמריקאי שלך 
Améliorez votre prononciation en anglais américain 
Migliora la tua pronuncia in inglese Americano   
আপনার আমেরিকান ইংরেজি উচ্চারণ, এবং কথা বলার উন্নতি করুন   
be vozoh englisi sohbat kardan به وضوح انگلیسی صحبت کردن)
PARLARE BENE IN INGLESE

[BlueRoad_Vietnguyen]

Thanks for the video Have a great weekend 👌

[vilmascamargo]

Thank you. I improve my pronouciation with all lesson. I fell more confidente when I talk in english.

[bemmaelherzinha]

Muito obrigada! Tenho aprendido muito com suas lições! 🥰❤

[eddycuevas]

Outstanding I got it, thank you very much! This is a hand down method

[zhengyuling]

This is amazing! L has been very difficult for me and I have got mixed feedback on where the tongue should be. Some said should be arched in the back but front side laying down flat, to release little air and get that throaty sound, but I feel this method that you explained works for me better.

[helmertrujillotorres]

Good morning. Thank you so much 👏👏😘. You are a real teacher ❤️. Have a great day 💫.

[akshatmukundam]

I just realized I was not dropping my jaw down enough when I used to pronounce 'o'. Now, I sound even better. Thanks again.

[vale]

Excellent lesson!. Can you make a video with the word "above" ?

[jojewake]

As a foreigner, I also find making the mouth less open when adding "L" at the end help to pronounciate.

[alannewson]

Great video - I have a question for you about the IPA spelling in these words. Dictionaries show the same spelling for the diphthong in goat and goal... but they are different sounds...aren't they? I feel like the sound in goal/hole/cold etc deserves its own distinct place in the IPA. What do you think?

[mahmoudMohamed-fhno]

Please advise if that weird ( from when ) grammatically correct or doesn’t make sense in the phrase :

The shipment will be with the local courier in Sweden shortly from when the tracking number will update and start showing information.

[jethiya]

Jennifer you look beautiful in spectacles as well❤️

[sheikhali]

Miss please teach how to speak stump Bails

[rlorfeo]

Soul and Seul are pronounced the same? Thank you :)

[akshatmukundam]

Hello, can I use up to this way, "He was up to the name calling", " He was up to a murder"?

[seemadadhich]

What is the difference in these three ‘O’, ‘OW’, ’OV ‘and ‘iO’

[abaqususer]

Is it just me or why I can’t hear /u/ sound after adding a dark L to /ou/ sound?

[tumlumtumla]

I am not sure if I should say the following words:
gold as /go-d/ or /goal-d/ ?
hold as /hoe-d/ or /hole-d/ ?
road as /row-d/ or /role-d/ ?
bold as /bow-d/ or /bowl-d/ ?
sold as /so-d/ or /soul-d/

[jitendrapandey]

Mam..why is 'Bowl' not pronounced as 'Prowl' (except the initial alphabet).. this is total injustice with English pronunciation.. I shall rebel ✊.. 😂😂
Beauty lesson ❤️💝

[arwinfakhrurrozy]

why major and majority pronounce differently?