Lessons Unit 1, lesson 6
ɑ as in cot
One short vowel, on its own page. It is quick and clipped — hear it alone, then find it inside each word below, then say the words yourself.
ɑthe o in cot
Open wide, like showing a doctor your throat: ah — cot, hot. In American English this o is an open ah sound, not a round British o.
Now say it yourself
Read each word from its sheet, out loud, three times. Where there's a play button, listen first and copy what you hear. Slow is fine — clear beats fast.