How many ways do we pronounce written single o?
The sound /aw/ is a combination of /a/ + /w/.
How now, brown cow?
/haw-naw-brawn-kaw/
This common phrase has been used since 1926 to practice the sound /aw/.
The sound /aw/ is spelled 2 ways.
ow + n, l, el, er
ou + d, nd, t, nt
There are only a small number of words in each spelling pattern.
Some are everyday words; others are uncommon words.
wow
/waw/
allow … brow … cow … how … now … plow … vow
crown
/kɚ-awn/
brown … clown … down … drown … frown … gown … town
owl
/awl/
growl … howl … prowl … scowl
The Tower of Babel
/ðə-ˈta–wɚ-əv-ˈbæ-bəl/
flower … power … shower
towel … trowel … vowel
cloud
/klawd/
loud … proud … shroud
round
/rawnd/
around … found … ground … hound … pound … sound … bound
outdoors
/awt|-ˈdɔ-ɚz/
out … about … pout … rout … scout … shout … snout … sprout … stout … trout
count
/kawnt|/
mount … amount
Did you remember to make a strong /w/ at the end of /aw/?
