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Try LingUp Now!Start with the 'oh' sound, /oʊ/. Make your lips round like the letter 'O'.
Your tongue starts low in your mouth and moves back slightly.
End by placing the tip of your tongue between your front teeth to make the voiceless 'th' sound, /θ/.
Saying 'oat' (/oʊt/), replacing the 'th' sound with a 't' sound.
Saying 'oaf' (/oʊf/), replacing the 'th' sound with an 'f' sound.
Using a short 'o' sound like in 'hot', making it sound like /ɑθ/.
Start with a relaxed 'uh' sound, /ə/.
Quickly move your lips into a rounded 'oo' shape, creating the /əʊ/ sound.
Finish by placing the tip of your tongue between your teeth for the soft 'th' sound, /θ/.
Saying 'oat' (/əʊt/), which replaces the final 'th' sound with a 't'.
Using a single long vowel sound instead of the two-part /əʊ/ sound.
Pronouncing the end with a 'z' or 's' sound instead of 'th'.
Put the tip of your tongue between your top and bottom front teeth. Gently blow air out. Do not use your voice. It is a soft, airy sound.
It is like the 'oa' in 'boat' and 'goat'. It is a long 'o' sound that glides.
It is only one syllable. The entire word is pronounced in one smooth sound.
A formal and serious promise.
/oʊθs/
More than one oath.
/vaʊ/
A solemn promise, especially in a religious ceremony.
/swɛr/
To make an oath; to promise very strongly.
- Adds an 's' sound (/s/) after the 'th' sound, which can be tricky.
- Has a different vowel sound (/aʊ/ as in 'now') and ends with a 'v' sound.
- Starts with an 'sw' blend and has an 'air' vowel sound (/ɛr/).
To practice the final /θ/ sound, hold your hand in front of your mouth. You should feel a small puff of air when you say 'oath'. You will not feel air for 'oat'.
The vowel sound in 'oath' is the same as in 'goat'. Practice saying 'goa-th' slowly to get the sound right.
