/oʊ/ vs /ɔ/

/oʊ/ glides from mid to high-back; /ɔ/ is a steady open-mid back vowel.

Minimal pairs to practice

• boat vs bought
• coat vs caught
• so vs saw
• low vs law
• bowl vs ball
• road vs raw'd

Record each pair below. The analyzer listens for which side of the pair you actually produced and tracks your discrimination rate over time — visible as a chip on your Pronunciation Map.