Pronouncing the ow letter combination: How and When to Use in English
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Pronouncing the ow letter combination
The ow letter combination can be pronounced in two different ways:
now
show
Most often, ow is pronounced as in how . This is common at the end of a word or when ow is followed by the letters l or n, like so:
tower
clown
Sometimes, ow is pronounced as in know . This happens mostly at the end of a word, like so:
yellow
window
Do not confuse ow and aw.
low
law
How do you pronounce this word?
How is pronounced:
How do you pronounce this word?
How is pronounced:
Here you heard who and not how .
This is the correct pronunciation of how: . At the end of this word, ‑ow is pronounced , like in clown and town . This pronunciation is common when ow is followed by the letters n or l.
In this clip you heard hey , not how . We say hey to attract someone's attention. Example: hey, you guys, where are you going?
How do you pronounce this word?
Drown is pronounced…
How do you pronounce this word?
Drown is pronounced…
Here you heard drawn . Drawn is the past participle of to draw. Example: I have drawn a butterfly.
You heard drown , in which ow makes the sound , like in tower and down .
Here you heard dry , not drown .
Which word did you hear?
Which word did you hear?
You heard know , in which the ‑ow at the end is pronounced . Other words that contain the same sound are: grow , window and show .
New is pronounced , which does not sound the same as know .
Now is pronounced , but here you heard know . In the word now, the ow letter combination is pronounced as , just like in how or cow .
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