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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
The word bubble does not have the ou (OW) sound, but it does have the short U sound (uh) made by some OUGH words.The words include rough, tough, and enough.
The words include rough, tough, enough, and the verb slough.
Some words that have the same "ou" sound as "would" include: should, could, good, hood, stood.
The OU in shout has the OU/OW vowel sound, as in the rhyming words out, clout, snout, and rout. Words with the sound include words that rhyme with: OU words - cloud, foul, sound, count, thou OW words - how, cowl, clown, crowd
The OU in out and shout is an OW sound, which can be heard in words with OU and OW.These include but are not limited to :allowannouncearoundboundblouseclownchowcrowncrowdcountcowcouchcrouchclouddowndenouncedroughtflounderflouncefoundflower, flourfoulgroundgroutgrousegouthowlhousehoundjoustloudloungelousemountmouthmoundmountmousenownounowlouchprowlplowpoutpowpowerproudroundroutsoundsouthshroudshoutsourscoutscowlspoutspousestoutslouchtrouttoweltowntowervowvouchvowelwow
The letters "ou" make the "f" sound in the word "rough."
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.
The OU vowel sound in mouth is an OW or OU sound, as in south. Words spelled with an OU include loud, sound, round, house, mouse, doubt, stout, ounce, pounce, bounce, cloud, couch, and flour (flower). It is in the OW words vow and vowel, and the words cow, how, plow, towel, tower, brown, and drowsy.
The word round has the OW (ou) vowel sound, as in the rhyming words bound, found, mound, and sound, and also rhymes with crowned and downed. The OW sound is seen in words spelled with OU and OW such as out, doubt, proud, mount, cow, and town.
If the spelling does not matter, root, loot, boot, suit
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