Speak More Clearly Australian Accent
/ow/Vowel
Spelling: ou, ow, ough
/ow/ is a long vowel. It is a
diphthong and is made by saying
the /a/ sound and quickly moving
to an /oo/ sound (as in food).
For tongue positions see the
explanations for /a/ and /oo/.
now
out
loud
crowd
down
shower
house
bow
mouse
brown
mouth
town
sound
crown
ground
how
clown
about
trout
The brown mouse found another house.
The largest bough on the tree fell to the ground.
How many sounds can the machine make?
It sounds like the shower is still on.
The trout tasted so good in his mouth.
Mother read a story about how they
found the king’s crown.
Now he’s going out.
She was not allowed to make a loud sound.
The fountain showered water all over
the round shaped clown.
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