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The words include rough, tough, enough, and the verb slough.

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Some words that have a short U sound made by "ou" include "young," "touch," and "double."

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What words have the same ou or ough vowel sound as bubble?

Some words with the same "uh" vowel sound as "bubble" are trouble, double, and cuddle.


Does 'about' have a long or short vowel sound?

The A is a schwa (unstressed sound) and the OU has the ou/ow diphthong sound that is neither long or short.


Is o in outside short o sound?

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".


What words have the same vowel sound as rough?

The OU in rough has a short U sound (uh), as in the rhyming words tough, enough, bluff, and stuff. The short U sound can also be made by A as in what O as in love and of OO as in flood and blood


Does sprout have a long vowel sound?

Yes, the word "sprout" has a short vowel sound. The "ou" in "sprout" is pronounced as /aŹŠ/.


Does bought have a short or long vowel?

The vowel sound made by the OU pair is an AW sound (caret O) that is considered neither long nor short (bawt).


Does found have a long or short vowel sound?

"Found" has a short vowel sound, as the "o" is pronounced as /ŹŒ/.


What words have the same vowel sound as lumber?

The U in lumber has a short U vowel sound, as in the rhyming words number and encumber. Other short U words include duck, tub, mud, stuff, hum, nut, fuzz, and ugly. The sound is also seen in the OU words rough, tough, and enough. The A words "what" and "was" have a short U sound, as also in the words "does" and because.


Do out and your have long or short vowel sounds?

The vowel sounds are usually neither short or long sounds, and they are different. -- The OU pair in out has an OW diphthong sound, as in pout, doubt, and words like cow. -- The OU pair in your has the "caret O" (OR or British AW sound) or alternately a long O followed by R.


Does sounded have a long or short vowel sound?

The words sound and sounded have an OU/OW vowel sound, or "ow."In sounded, the -ed has a schwa or unstressed sound (uhd/ehd/ihd).


Is the U in bounce a short or long sound?

It is neither. It is an OU/OW sound, not long or short, as in out and count.


What is the long vowel in the word around?

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.