Unit 12 Vowel Teams

A vowel team is a combination of two vowels that work together to create a single vowel sound in a word.

The word 'grow' contains the vowel team 'ow'.

In the word 'outside', the vowel team 'ou' makes the sound /aʊ/.

The vowel team in the word 'bound' is 'ou'.

The vowel sound in 'ready' is created by the vowel team 'ea', pronounced as /ɛ/.

The word 'boat' uses the vowel team 'oa'.

'Ow' can make sounds like /oʊ/ or /aʊ/, while 'ou' typically makes the /aʊ/ sound.

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A common mistake is mispronouncing the vowel sound, such as saying 'broad' instead of 'broad'.

Vowel teams can change the way a word is pronounced by creating unique sounds that differ from individual vowel sounds.