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It is neither. The OW in cow has the "ow" sound as in owl. It rhymes with how and now.

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Q: Is cow a short or long vowel word?
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Is Owl a short o vowel word or long o vowel word?

The vowel O in owl is controlled by the following W, making the vowel neither short or long. It makes the sound OW, as in COW.


Does the word couch have a long or short vowel sound?

It has an OW or OU sound which is neither long nor short, as in cow.


Is brown a short vowel o word?

No. It has the OU/OW sound as in cow and how. This is neither long or short.


Does found have a long or short vowel sound?

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


Does clown have a short vowel sound?

The vowel sound is neither long or short. It is the diphthong ou/ow as in cow and crown.


Does brow have a short or long vowel sound?

The sound in neither long or short: it is the OU/OW sound as in cow and now.


Does out have a long or short vowel sound?

The word out has a special sound, the vowel pair OU/OW as in cow, count, clout, and other words. They are mostly ou/ow but also the word sauerkraut, which has 2 of them spelled AU.


Does snow have a long or short vowel sound?

It has a long O vowel sound (oh), as in the words show or blow. The short O is normally part of the ow diphthong as in cow and how. Also, the rule to remember is if it sounds like the letter O it is a long vowel, as in the words go, bold, hotel, and notary.


What vowel sound do you hear in the word brow?

The short O sound as in cow. (the combined ah-oh, as opposed to oh as in low)


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.


Is know an long vowel?

It is a long vowel, words like know and snow are, words like cow and plow are not however :)


Is cows long vowel sound?

It is not a typical short O sound. The OW is a special sound (ou/ow) as in count.The diphthong ou/ow pairs the short O with a long U sound (aah-oo).You can see that the U in count has the same sound as the W in cow.