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What words have the sound ow?

What words have the sound ow?

What words have ‘ow’ within them and at the end?

  • Blow.
  • Throw.
  • Bow.
  • Arrow.
  • Down.
  • Growl.
  • Frown.
  • Cow.

What is the vowel sound of OU?

When you hear the /ow/ sound at the beginning or in the middle of a syllable, it is usually spelled ou. When you hear the /ow/ sound at the end of a syllable, it is usually spelled ow. For ou, this holds true very consistently.

Are OU and OW diphthongs?

A diphthong is a sound formed by combining two vowels in a single syllable. The two most common diphthongs in the English language are the letter combination “oy”/“oi”, as in “boy” or “coin”, and “ow”/ “ou”, as in “cloud” or “cow”. Diphthongs are usually introduced as spelling patterns in the primary grades.

What are ou words?

15 letter words containing ou

  • contemporaneous.
  • disadvantageous.
  • photojournalism.
  • monounsaturated.
  • counterproposal.
  • unpronounceable.
  • countercyclical.
  • counterargument.

Is OW always at the end of a word?

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.

Does OU say oo?

Most commonly, we use oo to spell /oo/ but a few words use ou or ui. NOTE: Words marked * are homophones.

What is the difference between OW and OU?

Is OU a Dipthong?

vowel sound formed by the combination of two vowel sounds. When teaching reading, the two vowel sounds most commonly identified as diphthongs are /oy/ and /ow/. The most common spellings for the vowel sound /oy/ are oy (toy) and oi (void), and the two most common spellings for /ow/ are ow (cow) and ou (cloud).

What is the rule for OU and OW?

What are the examples of OU?

Words with OU saying “ow!”

miscount pronounce mound
rout route scour
scrounge shout slouch
sound sour south
spout sprout surmount

What is the rule for OW?

Spelling the /ow/ sound 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.