PRACTICE 2b: O o and tones

A. Listen and practice each sound below couple times.
     Then, record your saying of each word/phrase and compare your pronunciation with the sound below.
bug.jpg cow.gif bunch.gif grass.jpg
1. con bọ sounds/bug.mp3 2. con bò sounds/cow.mp3 3. bó hoa sounds/bunch.mp3 4. cỏ  sounds/grass.mp3

B. Now, listen and pay attention to the tones and pauses of each sentence below.
Then, practice saying each sentence aloud a couple times. Finally, type the words you hear in each blank.
1. Con hoa.
    (The cow looks at a bunch of flowers). sounds/cau2b1.mp3

2. con trong hoa .
    (There is a bug in that bunch of flowers.) sounds/cau2b2.mp3

3. thì hoa đi.
    ([If] there is a bug, then throw that bunch of flowers away.) sounds/cau2b3.mp3

4. Con ăn , con và hoa.
    (The cow ate the grass, the bug, and that bunch of flowers.) sounds/cau2b4.mp3