Step 9.5. /ou/ /ow/ /oo/

Question 1

SOUND DRILL

/ou/ trout /ou/

/ow/ snow /o/ &

/ow/ plow /ou/

Answer 1

When you get pinched, you say ouch!

Question 2

trounce

The Knicks trounced the Rockets on Thursday

Answer 2

to defeat

Question 3

rowdy

Answer 3

The students were rowdy when they heard they got a day off from school.

Question 4

chow

2 meanings

a type of dog

or to eat

Answer 4

The girl likes to eat chow mein. /ei/ can make long a

Question 5

tower

Answer 5

We visited the Big Ben tower in London.

Question 6

scour

Answer 6

My mom had to scour the floor to get the dirt out.

Question 7

council

Answer 7

The city council voted to raise taxes.

Question 8

empower

Answer 8

Together, the people were empowered to share their voices to be heard.

Question 9

bounty

Answer 9

A bounty is an amount of money someone would pay to capture someone. So a bounty hunter is someone who captures a person who is wanted for money.

Question 10

vow

Answer 10

When you marry someone, you vow or promise to love them forever.

Question 11

astound

Answer 11

He was astounded by the news.

Question 12

flounder

Answer 12

My mom made flounder for dinner.

Question 13

scowl

Answer 13

The teacher’s scowl told us that he was annoyed.

Question 14

grout

Answer 14

The man laid down grout between the tile to hold it together.

Question 15

cower

Answer 15

The girl cowered when she heard the scream.

Question 16

outwit

Answer 16

Ray outwitted his opponent in the chess game.

Question 17

shallow

Answer 17

The boy stood in shallow water.

Question 18

lawnmower

Answer 18

My dad taught me to use a lawnmower, so now its my job to mow the lawn.

Question 19

borrow

Answer 19

I needed to borrow her book for class.

Question 20

outstanding

Answer 20

Jim was outstanding in his performance.

Question 21

growth

Answer 21

The man showed so much growth in his job.

Question 22

bungalow

Answer 22

We rented a beach bungalow for our vacation.

Question 23

plow

Answer 23

The snow plow cleared our driveway.

Question 24

window

Answer 24

We put in a new window upstairs.

Question 25

**burrow**

Answer 25

**Rabbits burrow tunnels to underground.**

Question 26

**county**

Answer 26

We go to school in Monmouth county.

Question 27

**ou /oo/** **s**_ou_**p**

Answer 27

**I had s**_ou_**p for lunch.**

Question 28

**c**_ou_**gar**

Answer 28

**A cougar is a wild animal.**

Question 29

**mousse**

Answer 29

**Lizzie loves chocolate mousse.**

Question 30

**caribou**

Answer 30

A caribou has large antlers.

Question 32

**croup**

Answer 32

**The boy was up all night with the croup.**

Question 33

**crouch**

Answer 33

**The teacher crouched down to speak to the boy.**

Question 34

**drowsy**

Answer 34

**The man was too drowsy to drive.**

Question 35

**trousers**

Answer 35

**The boy had to wear gray trousers to work.**

Question 36

**chowder**

Answer 36

**Mom made fantastic clam chowder for dinner.**

Question 37

**hound**

Answer 37

**Hound dogs are good hunting dogs.**

Question 38

**burrow**

Answer 38

**Animals build burrows to live underground.**

Question 39

**willow**

Answer 39

**A weeping willow tree hangs down over the yard.**

Question 40

**tallow**

Answer 40

**Tallow is a fatty substance from animals used to make soaps and candles.**

Question 41

**oo makes 2 sounds** **/u/ book** **& /oo/ school**

Answer 41

**I left my book in school.**

Question 42

**balloon**

Answer 42

**The large balloon popped and we jumped.**

Question 43

**coop**

Answer 43

**We built a chicken coop in our backyard.**

Question 44

**pooch**

Answer 44

**Another name for a cute puppy is a pooch.**

Question 45

**bamboo**

Answer 45

**Panda bears love bamboo.**

Question 46

**monsoon**

Answer 46

**There was a huge monsoon that brought lots of rain.**

Question 47

**woozy**

Answer 47

**The girl felt woozy and needed to sit down.**

Question 48

**groom**

Answer 48

**It is important to groom yourself every day by washing and putting deodorant on.**

Question 49

**wooly**

Answer 49

**The wooly sheep was staring back at me.**

Question 50

**partook**

Answer 50

**The kids partook in the writing contest.**

Question 51

**bamboozle**

Answer 51

**Johnny bamboozled his sister into doing his chores.**

Question 52

**The council meeting will be held in the basement of town hall.**

Answer 52

**What is a council meeting?**

Question 53

**Jan was surrounded at her locker by her friends.**

Answer 53

**sur round ed** **Spell**

Question 54

**There was lots of rowdy shouting at the boxing bout.**

Answer 54

**rowdy** **shouting** **bout** **Which one means a match?**

Question 55

**The traffic cop impounded Joan's motorcycle.**

Answer 55

**What does impounded mean?**

Question 56

**The scoundrel was arrested for driving too fast.**

Answer 56

**What is a scoundrel?**

Question 57

**Barb insists on keeping the pillow even though most of the stuffing is gone.**

Answer 57

**pil low** **Spell**

Question 58

**The shallow pond on this property is quite low, due to no rain.**

Answer 58

**Why was the pond shallow?**

Question 59

**The story of Tony's accident was blown way out of proportion.**

Answer 59

**What does blown way out of proportion mean?**

Question 60

**The Enchanting Bungalow turned out to be a lusy place to stay.**

Answer 60

**What is a bungalow?**

Question 61

**Mr. Brown was just elected to the position of county sherriff.**

Answer 61

**What is a county?**

Question 62

**Mrs. Gorell clips coupons to save money at the grocery store.**

Answer 62

**Spell** **cou pons**

Question 63

**Tony enjoyed the cougar, but Terry liked the elephant best.**

Answer 63

**cou gar** **spell**

Question 64

**Cara will participate in the youth games to be held in Atlanta.**

Answer 64

**youth** **spell**

Question 65

**Mom was able to find pink louver blinds for the kitchen.**

Answer 65

**louver** **lou ver**

Question 66

**In the afternoon, we can play tennis and have a whirlpool bath.**

Answer 66

**af ter noon** **spell**

Question 67

**Mom objected to the tattoo of a baboon that Gerry wished to get.**

Answer 67

**tat too** **ba boon**

Question 68

**What does the footnote say at the bottom of the page?**

Answer 68

**What is a footnote?**

Question 69

**The detective does not have proof that the youth is a crook.**

Answer 69

**proof** **crook** **Same sound?**

Question 71

**I think you mistook him for someone else.**

Answer 71

**mis took** **means mistaken** **spell**

Question 72

**Paula should not play hooky from school.**

Answer 72

**What does play hooky mean?** **hook y**

Question 73

**Read this short story:** **Return to Camp** **Sandy and Paula were lost deep in the woods. They understood their difficult position. No one had a clue where they were.**

Answer 73

**It was now dusk; soon it would be dark! Paula took a left turn around a large rock. She saw an opening thorugh the trees. She took off in that direction. It was the winter camp! Somehow they had made their way back to the camp without the help of the trail. They were so happy to be safe. They vowed never to take that foolish chance again.**