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The word include laugh, laughter, and one pronunciation each of aunt and draught (ant, draft).
There are many more words that have an AW sound, which is a caret O.
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What words have the sound short o but are spelled like awful?
Generally, words with the beginning "au" are pronounced "aw" as in awful. Some "a" words adopt an "uh" sound instead of "ah" (affront, again, aghast, allow, apply).
Does au make a ou sound?
No, 'au' does not make any sound like 'ou'. 'au' sounds as in 'Now'.
What words have the same vowel sound as in awning?
There are two vowels sounds. The first is the AW or caret O sound, as in law, lawn, lawn and long. The second is the short I sound of the suffix -ing as in sin, in, or sing. The AW sound is heard in many spellings. Some include: AW words - claw, brawl, lawn, awed AU words - caught, taught, taut OU words - bought, fought OA words - broad O words - on, long, song, moll, john A words - ball, fall The short I is heard mostly in I and Y words: I words - bid, sniff, wind, this, pick, visit Y words - myth, rhythm E words - began, replace EE words - been A (ag) words - second A in baggage IA (iag) words - marriage
What words have au as a long o sound?
I am sure this is not a complete list, but all I could come up with. acajou acoustic amour ampoule barouche bayou Bedouin bijou bivouac boutique carcajou congou coupe coupon croute froufrou group kabeljou kinkajou loupe Manitou marabou pouf recoup route sou soup stoup tabouli toucan tourist troupe wound you youth doula tour
How can the letter A be pronounced differently?
There are some letters that can be pronounced in different sounds: All the vowels can be pronounced in different sounds, which is typically long and short: A: Short A, Long A, Short O, Schwa E: Short E, Long E, Short I, Schwa I: Short I, Long I, Long E, Schwa O: Short O, Long O, Short A, Schwa U: Short U, Double O (OO), Long U (EEU), Beggining Long U (YOO), Schwa Vowel Digraphs and Diphthongs: AI: Long A, Long I AU: Short O, AU AW: AU, Short O, Schwa EA: Long E, Short E, Long A, Schwa EI: Long A, Long E, Long I, Short I IE: Long E, Long I, Short I OA: Long O, Short O OU: AU, Long O OO: Double O (OO), Short O, Long O, Short U, Schwa UE: Double O (OO), Long U (EEU) Some consonants can also be pronounced in different sounds: C: Hard C (K), Soft C (S) (The C will make a soft sound before an E, I, or Y and the C will make a hard sound before any other letters.) D: D, J (The D can sometimes make a J sound during DU bond like DURE bond like procedure, etc.) G: Hard G (G), Soft G (J) (The G will make a soft sound before an E, I, or Y and the G will make a hard sound before any other letters.) Q (QU) (The Q usually have a U afterwards): KW, K (The QU might make a K sound typically at the end of the words like antique, mosque, unique, etc.) T: T, SH (The T might make an SH sound when the TI is followed by some vowel like A,E,O. This includes the TIO initial bonds with TION, TIOUS subbonds, TIA initial bonds with TIAL, TIAN, TIATE subbonds, TIE initial bonds with TIENT subbonds. The most frequently used bond is the TION subbonds, which is usually found at the end of the words, which are typically abstract noun words), CH (The T can sometimes make a CH sounds during the TU bond like TURE bond like nature, mature, future, capture, culture, vulture, etc.) X: KS, GZ (The X can sometimes sound like GZ when EX is followed by a vowel like exam, exist, exert), Z (The X usually sounds like Z when it begins a word)
What words have au and make the short a sound?
Some words with "au" and a short "a" sound are: laugh, sausage, laundry, fraud.
What words have the au sound but are spelled with Al?
chalk, talk, walk, stalk, balk
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.
What words have a short O vowel sound?
The short O sound is pronounced generally as 'aah'. -- O words Lots of words spelled with the letter O have the short O sound: ox, odd, hot, pot, dot, cot, lot, not, spot, cop, pop, top, stop, mob, snob, rob, opera, operate, object, olive, ostrich, occupy, bobcat, monster, modern, popular, positive. -- A words Some words can have a similar short O sound but are not spelled with the letter O. Examples are: ma, pa, mafia, swab, waffle, watch * The similar words with OR and AW are caret O (or, all, force) or umlaut A (car, calm) rather than a short O sound. Most of these words are spelled with or, au, ou, or al/all.
What are short a sounds?
The short A vowel sound is "ah" as in apple, back, and bat. The short A sound is also heard in words such as: A words (silent E) : have, calve AI words : plaid AU words : laugh, guarantee
Does mouse have a short vowel sound?
The OU in mouse has the AW sound (caret O), as in house and sprout. This is widely spelled as AU or AW. In US English, many words ending in -ong have an -awng sound. Some words with OR are pronounced the same in British English. Some words with this vowel sound are: AW words - claw, brawl, lawn, awed AU words - caught, taught, taut OA words - broad O words - on, long, song, moll, john A words - ball, fall
What are some words with a short O vowel sound?
The short O sound is pronounced generally as 'aah'. -- O words Lots of words spelled with the letter O have the short O sound: ox, odd, hot, pot, dot, cot, lot, not, spot, cop, pop, top, stop, mob, snob, rob, opera, operate, object, olive, ostrich, occupy, bobcat, monster, modern, popular, positive. -- A words Some words can have a similar short O sound but are not spelled with the letter O. Examples are: ma, pa, mafia, swab, waffle * The similar words with OR and AW are caret O (or, all, force) or umlaut A (car, calm) rather than a short O sound. Most of these words are spelled with or, au, ou, or al/all.
What o words have short vowel sounds?
The short O sound is pronounced generally as 'aah'. -- O words Lots of words spelled with the letter O have the short O sound: ox, odd, hot, pot, dot, cot, lot, not, spot, cop, pop, top, stop, mob, snob, rob, Opera, operate, object, olive, ostrich, occupy, bobcat, monster, modern, popular, positive. -- A words Some words can have a similar short O sound but are not spelled with the letter O. Examples are: ma, pa, mafia, swab, waffle, watch * The similar words with OR and AW are caret O (or, all, force) or umlaut A (car, calm) rather than a short O sound. Most of these words are spelled with or, au, ou, or al/all.
Does astronaut have a short a sound?
The first A has a short A sound as in pass, while the AU pair has an AW sound.
What words have the sound short o but are spelled like awful?
Generally, words with the beginning "au" are pronounced "aw" as in awful. Some "a" words adopt an "uh" sound instead of "ah" (affront, again, aghast, allow, apply).
Does astronaut have a long a or short a sound?
The first A has a short A sound as in pass and ask. The AU pair has an AW sound.
Does sauce have a long or short a sound?
Neither. The AU has the AW diphthong sound, which isn't short or long.
