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Unit 15. Spelling choices for /ou/ sound: ou, ow

Spelling Word List: ou - longer words

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Look	astound
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Look	confound
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Look	surround
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Look	account
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Look	discount
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Look	amount
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Look	pronounce
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Look	renounce
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Look	thousand
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Look	fountain
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Look	mountain
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Look	scoundrel
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Look	round
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Look	about
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Look	counsel
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Look	council
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aloud

astound

confound

surround

account

discount

amount

pronounce

renounce

thousand

fountain

mountain

scoundrel

round

about

counsel

council

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About This Spelling List: ou - longer words

The ou spelling is commonly used to represent the /ou/ sound as in the word out.This pattern also appears in a variety of longer words, such as aloud, account, and mountain. You can hear the /ou/ sound in each of the words on this list by clicking the speaker icon.

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