3rd Grade Lesson 9 Spelling Words Vowel Sound “ou” and “ow”

Vowel Sound ou and ow For example: Town Couch The vowels sounds ou and ow both can make the sound like in town. Think of the sound “Ow!” people make when something hurts them to know what this sounds like. For example: Town Couch

clown Having a clown around can be fun!

round All of these objects are round, or in the shape of a circle.

bow After actors perform or when someone meets an opponent in karate, they give a bow.

cloud This cloud is in the shape of a heart!

power When you plug something in to the wall, it gets power so it can be turned on.

crown Kings and queens wear a crown on their head.

thousand This drawing shows how much one thousand is.

crowd There is usually a big crowd at the Iowa State Fair!

sound People wear these kinds of headphones because they make music sound really good.

count An abacus is one of the world’s oldest tools to help people count.

powder Cinnamon in its powder form is put on a lot of foods to make them taste good.

blouse A blouse is a kind of shirt.

frown When someone has a frown on their face, it usually means they are not very happy.

pound This barbell weighs one pound. Sometimes a cook will pound on meat to make it thinner before they cook it.