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No, "cow" does not have a short "o" sound. It is pronounced with a diphthong that combines the sounds of "ou" as in "now."

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Is cow a short or long vowel word?

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


Does cow have the short o sound?

No. It has the OU/OW diphthong sound as in how, wow, round, and sound.


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.


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 choose have a short o sound?

No, it does not. The "oo" sound is not the same as a short o. Think of the word "hot" or "not" or "log" or "top." These all have the short -o sound. The "oo" in "choose" rhymes with "moo" (the noise a cow makes) or "too" (meaning also) or "food" or "boot."


Does found have a long or short vowel sound?

The OU has the OU/OW vowel sound (as in cow, noun, and round), which is neither long or short.


does doll have a short o or long o?

short o


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.


How do you make a cow on the keyboard?

^('o')^


Is a cow a palindrome?

The word 'cow' is not a palindrome because it is not spelled the same backward and forward (c-o-w, w-o-c).


Does oxygen have a short o or a long o?

Short o


Does profit have a long o or short o?

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