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00:00This is a diphthong, a double vowel sound.
00:11The shape the mouth makes changes from the beginning of the sound to the end.
00:17It's pronounced ow.
00:18Now did you notice the shape of my mouth?
00:22Ow.
00:23Now you try watch, listen and repeat.
00:28Ow.
00:30Ow.
00:32Now here are some words that have the ow sound.
00:36Mouth.
00:37Now.
00:39Foul.
00:40Now you try.
00:42Listen and repeat.
00:44Mouth.
00:47Now.
00:50Foul.
00:53Good.
00:53Now speakers of some languages may find it difficult to tell the difference between the diphthong ow and another diphthong o.
01:08Listen carefully to hear the difference.
01:10For each example, I shall say the word with the diphthong ow first.
01:15couch, coach, clown, clone, loud, load, found, phoned.
01:26Now you try.
01:27Listen and repeat after me.
01:29Couch.
01:30Couch.
01:31Couch.
01:32Coach.
01:33Clown.
01:34Clown.
01:35Clown.
01:36Clown.
01:38Loud.
01:39Loud.
01:40Load.
01:41Load.
01:42Found.
01:43Phone.
01:44Load.
01:45Load.
01:46Found.
01:47Phoned.
01:48Good.
01:49This is a diphthong, a double vowel sound.
02:04The shape my mouth makes changes from the beginning of the sound to the end.
02:10To show you this one, I need an assistant.
02:15to show you this one, I need an assistant.
02:20Ow!
02:21Good.