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Try LingUp Now!Start with the 'm' sound by pressing your lips together.
Next, move to the 'oʊ' sound by rounding your lips and gliding from 'o' as in 'go' to 'ʊ' as in 'put'.
Blend the sounds together smoothly to say 'mow'.
mow (overemphasis on the 'oʊ' glide)
mow (saying 'mow' with an 'aʊ' sound like in 'cow')
mow (not rounding the lips properly for 'oʊ')
Start with the 'm' sound by pressing your lips together.
Next, move to the 'əʊ' sound by relaxing your tongue and rounding your lips, gliding from 'ə' as in 'about' to 'ʊ' as in 'put'.
Blend the sounds together smoothly to say 'mow'.
mow (overemphasis on the 'əʊ' glide)
mow (saying 'mow' with an 'aʊ' sound like in 'cow')
mow (confusing 'əʊ' with 'oʊ' from AmE)
Press your lips together and release with a sound.
It's a glide from 'o' to 'ʊ', common in American English.
It starts with a more relaxed 'ə' sound.
The act of cutting grass with a mower.
/ˈmoʊər/
A machine for cutting grass.
/moʊ/
To cut down grass.
/moʊn/
Past participle of mow.
Mower has an added '-er' sound at the end.
Mow is a base form, while mown has an 'n' at the end.
Mound has a different 'aʊ' vowel sound.
Practice slowly gliding from one vowel sound to another to get a smooth 'oʊ' or 'əʊ'.
Use a mirror to check that your lips shape the right sounds for 'oʊ' and 'əʊ'.
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