Step 9.5. /ou/ /ow/ /oo/ Flashcards
SOUND DRILL
/ou/ trout /ou/
/ow/ snow /o/ &
/ow/ plow /ou/
When you get pinched, you say ouch!
trounce
The Knicks trounced the Rockets on Thursday
to defeat
rowdy
The students were rowdy when they heard they got a day off from school.
chow
2 meanings
a type of dog
or to eat
The girl likes to eat chow mein. /ei/ can make long a
tower
We visited the Big Ben tower in London.
scour
My mom had to scour the floor to get the dirt out.
council
The city council voted to raise taxes.
empower
Together, the people were empowered to share their voices to be heard.
bounty
A bounty is an amount of money someone would pay to capture someone. So a bounty hunter is someone who captures a person who is wanted for money.
vow
When you marry someone, you vow or promise to love them forever.
astound
He was astounded by the news.
flounder
My mom made flounder for dinner.
scowl
The teacher’s scowl told us that he was annoyed.
grout
The man laid down grout between the tile to hold it together.
cower
The girl cowered when she heard the scream.
outwit
Ray outwitted his opponent in the chess game.
shallow
The boy stood in shallow water.
lawnmower
My dad taught me to use a lawnmower, so now its my job to mow the lawn.
borrow
I needed to borrow her book for class.
outstanding
Jim was outstanding in his performance.
growth
The man showed so much growth in his job.
bungalow
We rented a beach bungalow for our vacation.
plow
The snow plow cleared our driveway.
window
We put in a new window upstairs.
burrow
Rabbits burrow tunnels to underground.
county
We go to school in Monmouth county.
ou /oo/
soup
I had soup for lunch.
cougar
A cougar is a wild animal.
mousse
Lizzie loves chocolate mousse.
caribou
A caribou has large antlers.
croup
The boy was up all night with the croup.
crouch
The teacher crouched down to speak to the boy.
drowsy
The man was too drowsy to drive.
trousers
The boy had to wear gray trousers to work.
chowder
Mom made fantastic clam chowder for dinner.
hound
Hound dogs are good hunting dogs.
burrow
Animals build burrows to live underground.
willow
A weeping willow tree hangs down over the yard.
tallow
Tallow is a fatty substance from animals used to make soaps and candles.
oo makes 2 sounds
/u/ book
& /oo/ school
I left my book in school.
balloon
The large balloon popped and we jumped.
coop
We built a chicken coop in our backyard.
pooch
Another name for a cute puppy is a pooch.
bamboo
Panda bears love bamboo.
monsoon
There was a huge monsoon that brought lots of rain.
woozy
The girl felt woozy and needed to sit down.
groom
It is important to groom yourself every day by washing and putting deodorant on.
wooly
The wooly sheep was staring back at me.
partook
The kids partook in the writing contest.
bamboozle
Johnny bamboozled his sister into doing his chores.
The council meeting will be held in the basement of town hall.
What is a council meeting?
Jan was surrounded at her locker by her friends.
sur round ed
Spell
There was lots of rowdy shouting at the boxing bout.
rowdy
shouting
bout
Which one means a match?
The traffic cop impounded Joan’s motorcycle.
What does impounded mean?
The scoundrel was arrested for driving too fast.
What is a scoundrel?
Barb insists on keeping the pillow even though most of the stuffing is gone.
pil low
Spell
The shallow pond on this property is quite low, due to no rain.
Why was the pond shallow?
The story of Tony’s accident was blown way out of proportion.
What does blown way out of proportion mean?
The Enchanting Bungalow turned out to be a lusy place to stay.
What is a bungalow?
Mr. Brown was just elected to the position of county sherriff.
What is a county?
Mrs. Gorell clips coupons to save money at the grocery store.
Spell
cou pons
Tony enjoyed the cougar, but Terry liked the elephant best.
cou gar
spell
Cara will participate in the youth games to be held in Atlanta.
youth
spell
Mom was able to find pink louver blinds for the kitchen.
louver
lou ver
In the afternoon, we can play tennis and have a whirlpool bath.
af ter noon
spell
Mom objected to the tattoo of a baboon that Gerry wished to get.
tat too
ba boon
What does the footnote say at the bottom of the page?
What is a footnote?
The detective does not have proof that the youth is a crook.
proof
crook
Same sound?
I think you mistook him for someone else.
mis took
means mistaken
spell
Paula should not play hooky from school.
What does play hooky mean?
hook y
Read this short story:
Return to Camp
Sandy and Paula were lost deep in the woods. They understood their difficult position. No one had a clue where they were.
It was now dusk; soon it would be dark! Paula took a left turn around a large rock. She saw an opening thorugh the trees. She took off in that direction. It was the winter camp! Somehow they had made their way back to the camp without the help of the trail. They were so happy to be safe. They vowed never to take that foolish chance again.
