Not all 'ou' make the u sound. Also it's how the word is made
No. The word "your" has a silent U, because the OU sounds like a short O (yor).
No. The OU pair has the "OW" vowel sound, as in out and round.
The word "found" (like round) has an OW sound which is one of the sounds of the diphthong OU.
No. It has the OW sound, which is not considered a long vowel and is indicated by /ou/. This is the sound in fowl (ow) and foul (ou).
It is not a typical short O sound. The OW is a special sound (ou/ow) as in count.The diphthong ou/ow pairs the short O with a long U sound (aah-oo).You can see that the U in count has the same sound as the W in cow.
No. The OU pair in found has the OW sound as in foul and round.
You first make yourself sound like a monkey then go Ou Ah Ou Ou.
No, 'au' does not make any sound like 'ou'. 'au' sounds as in 'Now'.
The words include rough, tough, enough, and the verb slough.
It is neither. It is an OU/OW sound, not long or short, as in out and count.
No. The OU is pronounced as a short O (yor).
Yes. The first E is a short E, the OU pair is a caret U (uhr) sound, and the final syllable has a short I sound. ( -age sounds like ij ).