What are some OU and OW words?
When you hear /ow/ at the end of a word or syllable, use ow (cow, now, pow/er, show/er). When you hear /ow/ at the start of, or inside a word or syllable, use ou (ounce, house, loud). BUT: If the word rhymes with down (frown, clown, town) or owl (howl, towel, growl) we usually use ow.
What words have the sound ow?
These words include;
- Blow.
- Throw.
- Bow.
- Arrow.
- Down.
- Growl.
- Frown.
- Cow.
What sounds can ou make?
The Four Sounds of the Spelling OU
- 1. / ow/ as in found. about, house, shout, mouse, count, loud, sound, hound.
- long o as in four. pour, course, court, gourd, mourn, fourth.
- 3. / oo/ as in you. your, tour, crouton, group, coup.
- 4. / uh/ as in country. cousin, double.
What is ow sound?
The ‘ow sound’ /aʊ/ is a two-sound vowel that ends in a brief ‘w sound’ /w/. Part 1: The sound begins with the jaw open and the body of the tongue in a low position in the mouth. The body of the tongue moves upward until the tongue is near the back of the hard palate.
Is there a word ow?
Yes, ow is in the scrabble dictionary.
What is the UI sound?
UI Sounds is a library of user interface sounds from popular apps to help you think and learn more about sound when designing and building products.
Is OU a sound?
What is the ‘ou’ sound? The ‘ou’ sound in phonics makes an /ow/ sound (like in mouth). Be careful, this makes the same sound as the ‘ow’ digraph (like in cow or how). A great way to figure out if it is an ‘ou’ or ‘ow’ digraph in a word, is that ‘ou’ is in the middle of the word, and ‘ow’ comes at the end of a word!
What is the OU sound?
OU says /ü/ in only three words: would, should, and could. It says its other sounds, /ow/ as in house, /ō/ as in soul, /ö/ as in group, and /ŭ/ as in country, in far more words.
What words have a long o sound with OU?
Actually, there are several English words in which the spelling ou represents the /oo/ sound: you, your, tour, crouton, group, coup The reference on which I most rely for discussing the sounds and spelling of English is Romalda Spalding’s The Writing Road to Reading.
What are words with Ou or OW in it?
7 Letter words that contain ow. Airflow; Airglow; Airshow; Ajowans; Allowed; Arrowed; Avowals; Avowers; Avowing; Barlows; Barrows; Batfowl; Beclown; Becrowd; Bedgown; Behowls; Bellows; Besnows; Bestows; Bestrow; Billows; Billowy; Blowbys; Blowers; Blowfly; Blowgun; Blowier; Blowing; Blowjob; Blowoff; Blowout; Blowsed; Blowups; Blowzed; Borrows; Boweled; Bowered; Bowfins; Bowhead; Bowings; Bowknot; Bowlder; Bowlegs; Bowlers; Bowless
When to use OU and ow?
Use ou at the beginning or in the middle of a word for the “ou” sound. Use ow at the end of a word for the “ou” sound. If a single l, n, el, or er follows the “ou” sound at the end of a word, use ow. See examples below in spelling practice.
What are some ou words?
Actually, there are several English words in which the spelling ou represents the /oo/ sound: you, your, tour, crouton, group, coup. The reference on which I most rely for discussing the sounds and spelling of English is Romalda Spalding’s The Writing Road to Reading .