Our Concept Story: A Slinky Vowel Team spelling is a vowel team that has neither a short vowel nor a long sound. The sound /ow/ can be spelled with ou at the beginning or middle of words or with ow at the end of words and before a single l or n.

*The word bow has two pronunciations. For the purpose of this lesson always read it as /b/ /ow/ (as in the verb or front of the ship. 

Here is the list of words your child should practice reading and spelling all week for the dictation test that will be given on Friday:

Word List

count

sound

found

house

downtown

outside

ouch

bow*    

T.R.I.C.K.y Word

flower

Challenge Words (These words are optional for all students unless circled then they are required.)

townhouse

pronoun

proudly