ugh.
Hymn
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).
bargraph, autograph, pictograph
The correct spelling is pronunciation (how words are sounded out when spoken).
knight, knife, knot, knapsack, knowledge
people from different regions and countries came up with words that sounded good. That's how we came up with words.
cough, enough, rough, tough, ...
Thanks. And Giving.
Yes. Many EY words are sounded as a long A, including survey, prey, obey, and whey.
Sumi was privileged, she had swung the hammer and sounded the gong twice this month
"Pronunciation" - the sound of words when spoken
Household Words ended in 1859.