For和Four的发音

☆ The number 4, will usually be said with a nice clear /or/ as in Orange vowel sound.

☆ The preposition for will usually be said with a reduced schwa vowel sound /fɚ/.

Examples

I’ve lived in California fɚ four years.       For is pronounced as  /fɚ/.

I went to grad school fɚ four years.         For is pronounced as  /fɚ/.

What are you waiting for?                         * For  is pronounced with /or/ as in Orange vowel sound at the end of a sentence.