Native Phrase Lab
WillowbrookWord 425 of 545 · Animals, nature and weather
How to pronounce owl
/aʊl/ British English
OWL
1 beat (syllable).
a Coloured letters don’t sound the way they look.
✗ Many people say
OHL
✓ Say
OWL
My tip
ow sounds like the ow in cow. It doesn’t rhyme with bowl.
In a sentence
An owl lives in the owl box.
Now you say it
- Listen to me two or three times.
- Say it slowly, one beat at a time: OWL.
- Say the sentence at normal speed.
Questions
How do you pronounce owl?
In British English, owl is pronounced /aʊl/. Say it like this: OWL. ow sounds like the ow in cow. It doesn’t rhyme with bowl.
How many syllables are in owl?
When you say it, owl has 1 syllable: OWL.