Step 9.5. /ou/ /ow/ /oo/

Question 1

SOUND DRILL

/ou/ trout /ou/

/ow/ snow /o/ &

/ow/ plow /ou/

Answer 1

When you get pinched, you say ouch!

Question 2

trounce

The Knicks trounced the Rockets on Thursday

Answer 2

to defeat

Question 3

rowdy

Answer 3

The students were rowdy when they heard they got a day off from school.

Question 4

chow

2 meanings

a type of dog

or to eat

Answer 4

The girl likes to eat chow mein. /ei/ can make long a

Question 5

tower

Answer 5

We visited the Big Ben tower in London.

Question 6

scour

Answer 6

My mom had to scour the floor to get the dirt out.

Question 7

council

Answer 7

The city council voted to raise taxes.

Question 8

empower

Answer 8

Together, the people were empowered to share their voices to be heard.

Question 9

bounty

Answer 9

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.

Question 10

vow

Answer 10

When you marry someone, you vow or promise to love them forever.

Question 11

astound

Answer 11

He was astounded by the news.

Question 12

flounder

Answer 12

My mom made flounder for dinner.

Question 13

scowl

Answer 13

The teacher’s scowl told us that he was annoyed.

Question 14

grout

Answer 14

The man laid down grout between the tile to hold it together.

Question 15

cower

Answer 15

The girl cowered when she heard the scream.

Question 16

outwit

Answer 16

Ray outwitted his opponent in the chess game.

Question 17

shallow

Answer 17

The boy stood in shallow water.

Question 18

lawnmower

Answer 18

My dad taught me to use a lawnmower, so now its my job to mow the lawn.

Question 19

borrow

Answer 19

I needed to borrow her book for class.

Question 20

outstanding

Answer 20

Jim was outstanding in his performance.

Question 21

growth

Answer 21

The man showed so much growth in his job.

Question 22

bungalow

Answer 22

We rented a beach bungalow for our vacation.

Question 23

plow

Answer 23

The snow plow cleared our driveway.

Question 24

window

Answer 24

We put in a new window upstairs.

Question 25

burrow

Answer 25

Rabbits burrow tunnels to underground.

Question 26

county

Answer 26

We go to school in Monmouth county.

Question 27

ou /oo/

soup

Answer 27

I had soup for lunch.

Question 28

cougar

Answer 28

A cougar is a wild animal.

Question 29

mousse

Answer 29

Lizzie loves chocolate mousse.

Question 30

caribou

Answer 30

A caribou has large antlers.

Question 32

croup

Answer 32

The boy was up all night with the croup.

Question 33

crouch

Answer 33

The teacher crouched down to speak to the boy.

Question 34

drowsy

Answer 34

The man was too drowsy to drive.

Question 35

trousers

Answer 35

The boy had to wear gray trousers to work.

Question 36

chowder

Answer 36

Mom made fantastic clam chowder for dinner.

Question 37

hound

Answer 37

Hound dogs are good hunting dogs.

Question 38

burrow

Answer 38

Animals build burrows to live underground.

Question 39

willow

Answer 39

A weeping willow tree hangs down over the yard.

Question 40

tallow

Answer 40

Tallow is a fatty substance from animals used to make soaps and candles.

Question 41

oo makes 2 sounds

/u/ book

& /oo/ school

Answer 41

I left my book in school.

Question 42

balloon

Answer 42

The large balloon popped and we jumped.

Question 43

coop

Answer 43

We built a chicken coop in our backyard.

Question 44

pooch

Answer 44

Another name for a cute puppy is a pooch.

Question 45

bamboo

Answer 45

Panda bears love bamboo.

Question 46

monsoon

Answer 46

There was a huge monsoon that brought lots of rain.

Question 47

woozy

Answer 47

The girl felt woozy and needed to sit down.

Question 48

groom

Answer 48

It is important to groom yourself every day by washing and putting deodorant on.

Question 49

wooly

Answer 49

The wooly sheep was staring back at me.

Question 50

partook

Answer 50

The kids partook in the writing contest.

Question 51

bamboozle

Answer 51

Johnny bamboozled his sister into doing his chores.

Question 52

The council meeting will be held in the basement of town hall.

Answer 52

What is a council meeting?

Question 53

Jan was surrounded at her locker by her friends.

Answer 53

sur round ed

Spell

Question 54

There was lots of rowdy shouting at the boxing bout.

Answer 54

rowdy

shouting

bout

Which one means a match?

Question 55

The traffic cop impounded Joan’s motorcycle.

Answer 55

What does impounded mean?

Question 56

The scoundrel was arrested for driving too fast.

Answer 56

What is a scoundrel?

Question 57

Barb insists on keeping the pillow even though most of the stuffing is gone.

Answer 57

pil low

Spell

Question 58

The shallow pond on this property is quite low, due to no rain.

Answer 58

Why was the pond shallow?

Question 59

The story of Tony’s accident was blown way out of proportion.

Answer 59

What does blown way out of proportion mean?

Question 60

The Enchanting Bungalow turned out to be a lusy place to stay.

Answer 60

What is a bungalow?

Question 61

Mr. Brown was just elected to the position of county sherriff.

Answer 61

What is a county?

Question 62

Mrs. Gorell clips coupons to save money at the grocery store.

Answer 62

Spell

cou pons

Question 63

Tony enjoyed the cougar, but Terry liked the elephant best.

Answer 63

cou gar

spell

Question 64

Cara will participate in the youth games to be held in Atlanta.

Answer 64

youth

spell

Question 65

Mom was able to find pink louver blinds for the kitchen.

Answer 65

louver

lou ver

Question 66

In the afternoon, we can play tennis and have a whirlpool bath.

Answer 66

af ter noon

spell

Question 67

Mom objected to the tattoo of a baboon that Gerry wished to get.

Answer 67

tat too

ba boon

Question 68

What does the footnote say at the bottom of the page?

Answer 68

What is a footnote?

Question 69

The detective does not have proof that the youth is a crook.

Answer 69

proof

crook

Same sound?

Question 71

I think you mistook him for someone else.

Answer 71

mis took

means mistaken

spell

Question 72

Paula should not play hooky from school.

Answer 72

What does play hooky mean?

hook y

Question 73

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.

Answer 73

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.