early     earth     earnest             ornament          ordinary            oral      airport

ale        aid        artist     alarm                Arkansas          ear       irrational          

ooze     oops     ode      omen    opium   all         always              awesome          awkward

odd      optical              omnipotent       ocelot      otter  Allah    ounce   Othello

ouch     ousted  owl       add      actor    affluent animalistic         attack

ask answer       after     aghast               Alexander         aunt      advanced          avalanche

eating   each     evil       oink      oil        ate       able      amiable alien

irate      eyeglass            I’m       I’ve      I’d        understand        ultimate ugly

ill          individual          icky      elephant            engineer            educated          appalled

Say the sentences with action, but no glottal tension:

1.         I am not amused about Al and Alice!

2.         Oh, it’s all right.  Annie ate it all up.

3.         Ida asked if anyone was in still earnest anymore.

4.         It’s an amazing educational achievement.

5.         In our era, an “honest actor” was an absolutely idiotic idea!

6.         Everyone in the army is an individual!

7.         After an hour and a half, Eric finally unwound.

8.         Olivia is so independent!

9.         Oh, I’m afraid I’ve opened it up already.

10.       Eating eggs is easy for Edith.

11.       I am an over-tired, overwhelmed, overlooked, underfed undergraduate actor.

Use the consonant directly before the vowel (i.e.; link or elide them) or “think an ‘h’” before it in order to keep from glottalizing.

All right, I admit it.   I made a mistake.  Again.  It’s even more awful than earlier.  Upsetting is an understatement.  Oh...it’s appalling.  I’m such an idiot.  I apologize. 

It’s not possible.  I’m absolutely amazed!  Aren’t you going to get angry at me?