Spelling list: ow - longer words

The ow spelling is used to represent the sound /ou/ in longer words, especially before the endings el and er. It also appears at the end of words or syllables. Examples include:

- cower – I cower in fear.
- flower – The gardener picked a beautiful flower.

To reinforce this pattern, try a spelling activity or game with these words and see how many you can spell correctly!

cower	I cower in terror.
flower	There's a flower seller at the station.
power	It won't work if you don't switch on the power.
shower	I have a shower after football training. *
tower	The tower was a unique construction.
towel	The baby was wrapped in a towel.
trowel	We use a trowel to put the cement on the bricks. *
vowel	This course teaches you about vowels.
allow	The council won't allow any more houses here.
endow	A rich business man will endow our new town library.
eyebrow	She can raise one eyebrow at a time.
coward	He was considered to be a coward by his comrades.
powder	How much curry powder shall I use?
rowdy	His rowdy drunken shouting made us very angry.