Today.

Let's explore one of the complex foul sounds of American English.

How?

How is what some language experts call a dip thong A vowel sound followed by a semi vowel.

To make the how sound your lips should start in an open position that is not rounded.

Your lips should be relaxed like this.

Oh, as you move toward the semi vowel sound, your lips begin to close and become tense.

Uh, your tongue needs to move a lot when you make the how sound.

It should begin in a low central position in your mouth and then move to a high back position.

How is a complex sound?

But it has some spelling patterns that are easy to remember.

One is the letters O u as in out around loud.

A second common pattern is the letters O W as in vowel.

Now down.

Let's end this video with a quiz.

Can you repeat this sentence and can you tell me how many times you hear the howl sound?

Now you need to practice making the vowel sound out loud.

Now you need to practice making the vowel sound out loud.

That's all for today.