Rhymes:English/əʊ-
Rhymes stressed on /əʊ/ edit
Notes edit
- The IPA notation /əʊ/ (SAMPA notation /@U/) represents the RP value for this phoneme and is widely used in dictionaries. In American pronunciation, the value is closer to IPA /oʊ/ (SAMPA /oU/). All of these representations refer to the same phoneme.
| Rhymes ending in | Example | Longer endings |
|---|---|---|
| /əʊ/ | go | /əʊ.../ |
| /əʊb/ | globe | /əʊb.../ |
| /əʊtʃ/ | coach | /əʊtʃ.../ |
| /əʊtʃt/ | coached | |
| /əʊd/ | load | /əʊd.../ |
| /əʊdz/ | loads | |
| /əʊf/ | loaf | /əʊf.../ |
| /əʊfs/ | oafs | |
| /əʊɡ/ | vogue | /əʊɡ.../ |
| /əʊɡz/ | Pogues | |
| /əʊdʒ/ | doge | /əʊdʒ.../ |
| Mohawk, etc | /əʊh.../ | |
| /əʊk/ | soak | /əʊk.../ |
| /əʊks/ | hoax | /əʊks.../ |
| /əʊkt/ | soaked | |
| /əʊl/ | hole | /əʊl.../ |
| /əʊld/ | old | /əʊld.../ |
| /əʊlt/ | bolt | /əʊlt.../ |
| /əʊlz/ | poles | |
| /əʊm/ | home | /əʊm.../ |
| /əʊmz/ | Holmes | |
| /əʊn/ | bone | /əʊn.../ |
| /əʊnd/ | toned | |
| /əʊnt/ | don't | |
| /əʊnz/ | Jones | |
| /əʊp/ | hope | /əʊp.../ |
| /əʊps/ | Stopes | |
| /əʊpt/ | hoped | |
| O-ring, etc | /əʊɹ.../ | |
| /əʊs/ | gross | /əʊs.../ |
| /əʊst/ | most | /əʊst.../ |
| /əʊʃ/ | gauche | /əʊʃ.../ |
| /əʊʒ/ | loge | |
| /əʊt/ | goat | /əʊt.../ |
| /əʊts/ | oats | |
| /əʊθ/ | oath | /əʊθ.../ |
| /əʊð/ | loathe | /əʊð.../ |
| /əʊðd/ | clothed | |
| /əʊðz/ | clothes | |
| /əʊv/ | grove | /əʊv.../ |
| /əʊvz/ | loaves | |
| cowash, etc | /əʊw.../ | |
| yo-yo, etc | /əʊj.../ | |
| /əʊz/ | hose | /əʊz.../ |