Session 9 - OW and AE

This session covers:

1. Vowel ‘OW’
2. Vowel ‘AE’
3. Vowel ‘O’

The Hidden ‘W’

“OWE, OWE, OWE, OWE, OWE” 

‘O’ Vowel Sound 

• Open
• Oatmeal
• Blown
• Bold
• Owner
• Phone
• Cold
• Robe
• Coach
• Rotate
• Loan
• Slow
• Road
• Roam

‘O’ Practice

• How did you know that?
• I don’t know where the hole is on the coat.
• Does Joe know how to drive on the road?
• I need to blow my nose when I have a cold.
• Has it ever snowed in Rhode Island?
• Cold winds will slowly blow snow over most of Ohio.
• This low is no joke. So folks, don’t go out without coats! 

Woke and Won’t 

Practice: WOWOWOWOWO

Woke = WOW + K

Won’t = WOW + ’NT

• I want the ball.
• I won’t give you the ball.
• She wants to sleep.
• She woke up.
• He wants to buy a car.
• He won’t buy a car.
• They want to speak with you.
• He won’t speak with you.

Vowel ‘AE’ 

• Age
• Aid
• Eight
• Able
• Chain
• Date
• Eighteen
• Fake
• Lazy
• Made
• Baby
• Gain
• Change
• Gave
• Nation
• Day
• Paper
• Angel
• Basic
• Face

‘AE’ Practice 

• The ape gave the trainer a cane.
• David began shaving when he was eighteen.
• The rainbow appeared when daylight changed.
• The baby snake lived in a painted cage.
• My neighbor’s basement was changed from blue to beige.
• Hey, take away the strain! Weigh the gains of a great break with Lazy
• Day Vacations. Lines are open eight till late. They aim to make your day!

The 50 United States

(Stressed sounds are in bold)

1. Alabama Montana
2. Alaska Nebraska
3. Arizona Nevada
4. Arkansas New Hampshire
5. California New Jersey
6. Colorado New Mexico
7. Connecticut New York
8. Delaware North Carolina
9. Florida North Dakota
10. Georgia Ohio
11. Hawaii Oklahoma
12. Idaho Oregon
13. Illinois Pennsylvania
14. Indiana Rhode Island
15. Iowa South Carolina
16. Kansas South Dakota
17. Kentucky Tennessee
18. Louisiana Texas
19. Maine Utah
20. Maryland Vermont
21. Massachusetts Virginia
22. Michigan Washington
23. Minnesota West Virginia
24. Mississippi Wisconsin
25. Missouri Wyoming
26. Montana
27. Nebraska
28. Nevada
29. New Hampshire
30. New Jersey
31. New Mexico
32. New York
33. North Carolina
34. North Dakota
35. Ohio
36. Oklahoma
37. Oregon
38. Pennsylvania
39. Rhode Island
40. South Carolina
41. South Dakota
42. Tennessee
43. Texas
44. Utah
45. Vermont
46. Virginia
47. Washington
48. West Virginia
49. Wisconsin
50. Wyoming