/ɑ/ vs /oʊ/

Open-back /ɑ/ (cot) vs diphthong /oʊ/ (coat).

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# /ɑ/ vs /oʊ/

**Type:** Minimal pair contrast
**Kind:** Vowel

## Note
Open-back /ɑ/ (cot) vs diphthong /oʊ/ (coat).

## Practice Pairs
- saw / sew - coda
- beau / ba - coda
- beau / bah - coda
- da / doe - coda
- ha / ho - coda
- boat / bot - nucleus
- calm / comb - nucleus
- coat / cot - nucleus
- cod / code - nucleus
- cone / con - nucleus
- cop / cope - nucleus
- dose / doss - nucleus
- dot / dote - nucleus
- goat / got - nucleus
- god / goad - nucleus
- honor / owner - onset
- hop / hope - nucleus
- joke / jock - nucleus
- knot / note - nucleus
- nod / node - nucleus
- not / note - nucleus
- rob / robe - nucleus
- soak / sock - nucleus
- soap / sop - nucleus
- bog / bogue - nucleus
- moan / mon - nucleus
- bod / bode - nucleus
- poke / pock - nucleus
- cole / coll - nucleus
- block / bloke - nucleus
- bony / bonnie - nucleus
- clock / cloak - nucleus
- hockey / hokey - nucleus
- slope / slop - nucleus
- stock / stoke - nucleus
- bloke / bloc - nucleus
- lolly / lowly - nucleus
- odd / ode - onset
- da / dough - coda
- ha / hoe - coda
- ma / mot - coda
- mah / mot - coda
- la / lo - coda
- coke / cock - nucleus
- doll / dole - nucleus
- pop / pope - nucleus
- gauche / gosh - nucleus
- tome / tom - nucleus
- dodge / doge - nucleus
- lop / lope - nucleus
- nope / knop - nucleus
- tot / tote - nucleus
- mop / mope - nucleus
- globe / glob - nucleus
- holy / holly - nucleus
- smoke / smock - nucleus
- wholly / holly - nucleus
- goalie / golly - nucleus
- blot / bloat - nucleus
- vault / volt - nucleus
- coma / comma - nucleus
- foggy / fogey - nucleus
- low / la - coda
- saw / so - coda
- blow / blah - coda
- old / auld - onset

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saw
/sɑ/
vs

sew
/ˈsoʊ̯/

Coda
beau
/boʊ/
vs

ba
/bɑ/

Coda
beau
/boʊ/
vs

bah
/bɑ/

Coda
da
/dɑ/
vs

doe
/doʊ/

Coda
ha
/ˈhɑ/
vs

ho
/hoʊ/

Coda
boat
/ˈboʊ̯t/
vs

bot
/bɑt/

Nucleus
calm
/kɑm/
vs

comb
/koʊm/

Nucleus
coat
/ˈkoʊ̯t/
vs

cot
/kɑt/

Nucleus
cod
/kɑd/
vs

code
/koʊd/

Nucleus
cone
/ˈkoʊn/
vs

con
/kɑn/

Nucleus
cop
/kɑp/
vs

cope
/koʊp/

Nucleus
dose
/ˈdoʊ̯s/
vs

doss
/dɑs/

Nucleus
dot
/dɑt/
vs

dote
/doʊt/

Nucleus
goat
/ɡoʊt/
vs

got
drill word /ɡɑt/

Nucleus
god
/ɡɑd/
vs

goad
/ˈɡoʊd/

Nucleus
honor
/ˈɑ.nɚ/
vs

owner
/ˈoʊnɚ/

Onset
hop
/hɑp/
vs

hope
/hoʊp/

Nucleus
joke
/d͡ʒoʊk/
vs

jock
/ˈdʒɑk/

Nucleus
knot
/nɑt/
vs

note
/noʊt/

Nucleus
nod
/nɑd/
vs

node
/noʊd/

Nucleus
not
/nɑt/
vs

note
/noʊt/

Nucleus
rob
/rɑb/
vs

robe
drill word /roʊb/

Nucleus
soak
/soʊk/
vs

sock
/sɑk/

Nucleus
soap
/soʊp/
vs

sop
drill word /sɑp/

Nucleus
bog
/bɑɡ/
vs

bogue
/boʊɡ/

Nucleus
moan
/moʊn/
vs

mon
/mɑn/

Nucleus
bod
/bɑd/
vs

bode
/boʊd/

Nucleus
poke
/poʊk/
vs

pock
drill word /pɑk/

Nucleus
cole
/koʊl/
vs

coll
/kɑl/

Nucleus
block
/blɑk/
vs

bloke
/bloʊk/

Nucleus
bony
/ˈboʊni/
vs

bonnie
/ˈbɑni/

Nucleus
clock
/klɑk/
vs

cloak
/ˈkloʊk/

Nucleus
hockey
/ˈhɑ.ki/
vs

hokey
/ˈhoʊki/

Nucleus
slope
/sloʊp/
vs

slop
/slɑp/

Nucleus
stock
/stɑk/
vs

stoke
/stoʊk/

Nucleus
bloke
/bloʊk/
vs

bloc
/blɑk/

Nucleus
lolly
/ˈlɑli/
vs

lowly
/ˈloʊli/

Nucleus
odd
/ɑd/
vs

ode
/oʊd/

Onset
da
/dɑ/
vs

dough
/doʊ/

Coda
ha
/ˈhɑ/
vs

hoe
/hoʊ/

Coda
ma
/mɑ/
vs

mot
/moʊ/

Coda
mah
/mɑ/
vs

mot
/moʊ/

Coda
la
/lɑ/
vs

lo
/loʊ/

Coda
coke
/koʊk/
vs

cock
/kɑk/

Nucleus
doll
/dɑl/
vs

dole
/doʊl/

Nucleus
pop
/pɑp/
vs

pope
/poʊp/

Nucleus
gauche
/ɡoʊʃ/
vs

gosh
/ɡɑʃ/

Nucleus
tome
/toʊm/
vs

tom
/tɑm/

Nucleus
dodge
/dɑdʒ/
vs

doge
/doʊdʒ/

Nucleus
lop
/lɑp/
vs

lope
/loʊp/

Nucleus
nope
/noʊp/
vs

knop
/nɑp/

Nucleus
tot
/tɑt/
vs

tote
/toʊt/

Nucleus
mop
/mɑp/
vs

mope
/moʊp/

Nucleus
globe
/ɡloʊb/
vs

glob
/ɡlɑb/

Nucleus
holy
/ˈhoʊli/
vs

holly
/ˈhɑli/

Nucleus
smoke
/smoʊk/
vs

smock
/smɑk/

Nucleus
wholly
/ˈhoʊ.li/
vs

holly
/ˈhɑli/

Nucleus
goalie
/ˈɡoʊli/
vs

golly
/ˈɡɑli/

Nucleus
blot
/blɑt/
vs

bloat
/bloʊt/

Nucleus
vault
/vɑlt/
vs

volt
/voʊlt/

Nucleus
coma
/ˈkoʊmə/
vs

comma
[ˈkɑ.mə]

Nucleus
foggy
/ˈfɑɡi/
vs

fogey
/ˈfoʊɡi/

Nucleus
low
/ˈloʊ/
vs

la
/lɑ/

Coda
saw
/sɑ/
vs

so
/soʊ/

Coda
blow
/bloʊ/
vs

blah
/blɑ/

Coda
old
/ˈoʊld/
vs

auld
/ɑld/

Onset

/ɑ/ vs /oʊ/

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