'au' as a digraph represents three sounds that we are going to talk about here.
Digraphs are a set of two letters that stand together and produce a new sound.
Digraph | au |
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Name | au (pronounced /ˈeɪ ˈyou/) |
Sound(s) | /ɑː/, /æ/, /uː/, /oʊ/ |
The Digraph 'au'
Sound 1: /ɑː/
'au' in the middle or at the beginning of words sounds /ɑː/:
l
s
Sound 2: /æ/
'au' in the middle of or at the beginning of words sounds /æ/:
l
Sound 3: /uː/
'au' in the middle of words also sounds /uː/:
be
be
Sound 4: /oʊ/
'au' in French loanwords sounds /oʊ/:
m
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