Listening discrimination – British English
/ɑ:/ as in cart
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/ɒ/ as in cot
Listen carefully to the word. Then decide which vowel sound you hear.
Click CART if you hear /ɑ:/, or COT if you hear /ɒ/.
You can listen to the word again before answering.
First listen to the two sounds:
Remember:
/ɑ:/ is the vowel sound in cart, card, part, dark and heart.
/ɒ/ is the vowel sound in cot, cod, pot, dock and hot.
In standard British English, the two vowels are different in both quality and length.