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loudly...
No. It has the OW sound, which is not considered a long vowel and is indicated by /ou/. This is the sound in fowl (ow) and foul (ou).
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when adding a prefix, the spelling of the root word doesn't change
No, the O in out (of outside) is part of the diphthong OU which is an OW sound and not the same as the short O. Words like "dot" and "got" have a short O sound. The OU/OW sound in "outside" is the same as the vowel sound in "sound", "doubt", "down", "foul", and "how".
a tricky ou spelling
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To produce the "ou" sound as in "sound," position your mouth to make an "ah" sound and then round your lips as if to say "oo." Practice transitioning smoothly between these two positions to achieve the correct pronunciation.
loudly...
No. It has the OW sound, which is not considered a long vowel and is indicated by /ou/. This is the sound in fowl (ow) and foul (ou).
The OU pair in house is the diphthong OU/OW as in how and mouse.
There are two OW pairs in downtown, that have the ou/ow sound as in cow and brown. The OW is created by OW and OU and sometimes by AU. Some examples are: OW words - now, plow, sow, clown, owl, drowsy OU words - out, cloud, count, doubt, house, route, sound, south AU words - kraut, gauss
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"OU" makes the "ow" sound, and the "e" at the end is silent.
shout, howl
It has an OW sound (OW or OU digraph) and is not a long vowel sound.
There are none. The A has a schwa sound, and the OU has the ou/ow sound as in the rhyming words sound and downed.