Home > English > Speaking Skills > Pronunciation and AccentHow is the ‘o’ in ‘hot’ pronounced?A. Short B. Long C. Silent D. DiphthongAnswer: ShortAdditional Information: In 'hot', the 'o' is pronounced as a short vowel /ɒ/. Subjects: Pronunciation and Accent, Speaking SkillsRelated MCQsHow is the word ‘foreign’ pronounced?What is the correct pronunciation of the word ‘comfortable’?Which word has a soft ‘g’?Which word features the ‘th’ sound pronounced as ‘voiced’?Which word is pronounced with a soft ‘c’?What is the primary stress in ‘restaurant’?What is the correct pronunciation of ‘cliché’?What is the phonetic transcription of ‘resume’ (the verb)?What is the phonetic transcription of ‘beau’?What is the stress pattern for ‘unbelievable’?What is the phonetic transcription of ‘measure’?Which of the following pairs are both pronounced the same?What is the correct pronunciation of ‘ballet’?How is the ‘p’ in ‘pneumonia’ pronounced?Which word has a long ‘o’ sound?