Vowel team OU has four different sounds. 

OU most often says /ou/, as in “scout”, or /oo/ as in “group”.

OU may sound like the schwa sound, as in “country”. 

Vowel team O-U also says: /ō/. But this typically happens when followed by consonant L, creating /ōl/, as in “poultry”.

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