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English Pronunciation
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/aw/
1 Pronouncing /aw/
Can you make the voiced /aw/ sound?
This sound is in words like “owl” or “out.”
Follow the steps below and look at the picture.

1 Open your mouth halfway.

2 Stretch the sides of your lips a little bit.
3 Make a sound in your throat.
4 Now make a circle with your lips.

/aw/

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2 Listen and Repeat

Listen to the recording and repeat the words you hear.

Middle Sound Initial & Final Sound

• down • house • owl

• loud • spout • ouch
• howl • round • outside
• town • tower • now
• cloud • flower • cow

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3 Spelling
A. Reading
The voiced /aw/ sound is spelled with the letters “ou” or “ow”
at the beginning or in the middle of a word. At the end of a
word, it is spelled “ow.” Notice the spelling of these words.

1 outside 3 flower 5 house

2 owl 4 cloud 6 cow

B. Writing
Write a word from Part A for each picture.

1 3 5

2 4 6

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4 Comparing /aw/ and /a/

A. Pronunciation Practice
Listen to the recording and repeat the words you hear.

/aw/ /a/

cow caw

shout shot

mouse moss

brown brawn

mouth moth

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4 Comparing /aw/ and /a/ cont.

B. Listening Practice
Can you hear the difference between /aw/ and /a/?
Listen to the recording. Circle the word you hear.

1 cow / caw 3 mouse / moss 5 mouth / moth

2 shout / shot 4 brown / brawn

C. Pair Work
Circle one word from each pair in Set 1.
Then say those five words to your partner.
Your partner will use Set 2 to circle the words he/she hears.
Then switch roles.

Set 1: Set 2:
My Pronunciation My Partner’s Pronunciation

1 cow / caw 1 cow / caw
2 shout / shot 2 shout / shot
3 mouse / moss 3 mouse / moss
4 brown / brawn 4 brown / brawn
5 mouth / moth 5 mouth /  moth

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