Continuing on my theme of I’m going to write briefly on the pronunciation of the vowel combination ou.

This vowel combination can be pronounced 3 ways in American English. Here are some examples.

ou can be pronounced like /oʊ/

  • shoulder
  • soul
  • though
  • doughnut
  • although

ou can be pronounced like schwa /ə/

  • cousin
  • enough
  • country
  • tough
  • couple

ou can be pronounced like /aʊ/

  • loud
  • sound
  • south
  • found
  • house

If you want to learn more about how to articulate American English vowel sounds you might want to check out Mastering the American Accent with Audio CDs

This excellent book uses illustrated text with an audio CD to show you where to put your mouth, tongue and lips to form each sound.

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