Vowels: ow sound /aʊ/

Listen to the ow sound sound

How to pronounce the ow sound

The ow sound is a two-sound vowel that ends in a brief w sound.

Part 1: The sound begins with the jaw open and the body of the tongue in a low position in the mouth. The bottom teeth can be felt along the sides of the tongue.

Part 2: Then, as the jaw closes, the lips close into a small circle similar to the position of a w sound. The body of the tongue moves upward until the tongue is near the back of the hard palate.

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Common ow sound spellings

spelling	example		other pronunciations for spelling
ow	cow brown owl		long o (snow)
ou	mouse count out		none

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The ow sound in suffixes

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Non-phonetic ow sound words

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