ou ow au aw
ou ow au aw
Remember: English words do not end in q u v j or i. So ow and aw are found anywhere in words, but au and ou are not at the end.
ou : out found
ou has a second sound as in: cousin double nourish country.
ow : owl crowd now
ow has a second sound as in: snow pillow bowl own.
au: August laundry
aw : awful lawn draw
The au/aw sound is also spelt al as in: talk (t-al-k) and ball (b-al-l.)
In some words the l is sounded: always also.
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