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Other Patterns 2 words

or sound

Rule Core

or commonly sounds /ɔːr/ or /ɔr/, a rounded back vowel colored by r; it may reduce in unstressed positions.

Articulation

Retract and slightly raise the tongue, round the lips, steady airflow, then curl toward r.

Examples

In tourism, or often reduces to /ər/; toward is /tɔrd/ in General American.

Pitfalls

Don’t overlengthen the vowel or confuse or with ore/oor spellings.

Phonics Breakdown

Round lips, retract tongue, steady air, curl to r

Sound Reference

  • Round first, then add r-coloring
  • Notice stress-driven reduction

Common Mistakes

Dropping r-coloring
Confusing with ore/oor

Example Words

tourism toward