The OU in grouch has the OW sound as in ouch, couch and pouch.(growch)
No. There are four vowel sounds that OUGH can have. Dough (long O) does not have the same one as grouch (ow sound as in couch).
Only for some words. The OU in grouch has the OW sound as in couch and pouch. The letters OUGH can have 4 different sounds: In dough, it is the long O (oh) as in though and thorough. In cough, it is the AW sound as in trough. In rough, it is the short U sound as in tough and slough. Only in bough (bow) and plough (plow) does it have the same OW sound as grouch.
Words that have the same vowel sound as "grouch" include pouch, ouch, slouch, and crouch.
No, "ape" does not have a short vowel sound. The vowel sound in "ape" is a long vowel sound.
No, "eat" does not have a long vowel sound. The vowel sound in "eat" is a short vowel sound.
Yes, the vowel sound in "fox" is a short vowel sound.
Does Profile, have a long vowel sound or short vowel sound
No, "plain" does not have a long vowel sound. The vowel "a" in "plain" is pronounced as a short vowel sound.
No. Hill has a short vowel sound and nice has a long vowel sound.
The O is long vowel sound and I is a short vowel sound
The vowel sound in "plate" is the long vowel sound /eɪ/.
No, "grate" does not have a short vowel sound. The vowel sound in "grate" is a long vowel sound, pronounced as /eɪ/.