Introduction to long vowels > Pronounce long a > Introduction to short vowels > Pronounce short o
long a /eɪ/ — short o /ɑ/ minimal pairs
1. bakes — box
2. date — dot
3. gate — got
4. hate — hot
5. lake — lock
6. late — lot
7. aid — odd
8. rake — rock
9. shape — shop
10. tape — top