Lesson 31 Vowel Pattern (ow)

Spelling Pattern (ow)

The combination (ow) has two sounds.
This lesson concentrates on (ow) as in row.

(The variant vowel pattern (ow) as in cow will be introduced in lesson #48.)

Read these long (o) words.

bellow	bowler	glow	owe	slow
billow	bungalow	grow	own	snow
blow	crow	low	pillow	sow
borrow	elbow	meadow	row	throw
bow	fellow	mellow	shadow	tow
bowl	flow	mow	show	yellow

Can you think of any more long (o) words that have the (ow) spelling pattern? Please write them or you may choose to add a suffix (ending) ing, ed to a base word that shows action, as in “growing.”

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Dictation/Spelling Practice for (ow) long (o)words.

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Read these sentences.

Do you bend your elbow when you throw things?
You owe me a dime if you want to see the show.
Why did you throw the pillow?
I will put the snow in a bowl.
How low can a crow fly?
Can you follow the shadow of the crow?
I see a yellow bow on the snowman.
I sat in the shadow of a willow tree.
The tow truck towed my car home.
Can a blowfish blow bubbles?
It is freezing in the blowing snow.
Do you see the glow in the window?
The stowaway on the ship was a mellow fellow.
I laid my pillow in the shadow of the yellow bungalow.
I will sow these seeds in a row and hope they grow.
That bowler was a show-off until he hurt his elbow.
A crow walked slowly in the shadow of my snowman.

Create two or more sentences; include words that have the long (o) spelling pattern (ow) as in “row”. Be attentive to neat penmanship and proper spacing. Remember all sentences begin with a capital letter and end with a period (.), (?), or (!).

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Please illustrate one of your sentences.