母音 [ɔ] 發音的拼讀方式有下列幾種可能性：
u ＜-al-＞：all [ɔl], hall [hɔl]
v ＜-ar-＞：war
[wɔr], warder [wɔrdɚ], quarter [´kwɔtɚ]
w ＜-arr-＞：quarrel
[´kwɔrəl], warrior [´wɔrɪɚ]
x ＜-au-＞：audience [´ɔdɪəns], faucet [´fɔsɪt]
y ＜-aw-＞：law
[lɔ], saw [sɔ], lawyer [´lɔjɚ]
z ＜-o-＞：soft
[sɔft], cost [kɔst], loss [lɔs]
{ ＜-oa-＞：abroad
[ə´brɔd], broadcast [´brɔd,kæst]
| ＜-oar-＞：board
[bɔrd], boar [bɔr]
}
＜-or-＞：port [pɔrt], sword [sɔrd], born [bɔrn]
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＜-ou-＞：bought [bɔt], sought [sɔt]
⓫ ＜-our-＞：four
[fɔr], court [kɔrt], source [sɔrs]
