Yes, the word "cow" contains a long "o" sound, represented by the "ow" vowel combination. In phonetics, it is classified as a diphthong, where the sound starts with an "ah" sound and glides into an "oo" sound. This gives "cow" its distinct pronunciation, which is different from words like "go" that feature a single long "o" sound.
No. The O in now forms the OW/OU sound as in cow and count.The long O (oh) appears in the word hoe.
It is neither. The OW in cow has the "ow" sound as in owl. It rhymes with how and now.
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.
No, "glow" and "bow" do not rhyme. "Glow" is pronounced with a long "o" sound like in "go," while "bow" can be pronounced with a long "o" sound as in "low" or with a diphthong as in "cow."
Both pole and vowel have long o sounds, but they sound differently. The o in pole is pronounced the same way in open, ohm, only, and hotel. The o sound in vowel is an ow sound as in cow, row, how, crowd and brow.
short o sound ~ That is debatable - the short sound of O is the sound found in COT The long sound of O is as the vowel sound is pronounced in BOTH The word fowl is not pronounced with either of those sounds but with the sound found in COW.
No, "cow" does not have a short "o" sound. It is pronounced with a diphthong that combines the sounds of "ou" as in "now."
The OU has the OU/OW vowel sound (as in cow, noun, and round), which is neither long or short.
The O has a long O (oh) sound, as in bold and gold.
The vowel sound is neither long or short. It is the diphthong ou/ow as in cow and crown.
No. It has the OU/OW diphthong sound as in how, wow, round, and sound.
It's a long O