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Which vowel team appears twice in the word below?

d__nt__n (
A:oi
B:ou
C:oo
D:ow

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Final answer:

The vowel team that appears twice in 'downtown' is 'ow'. The 'w' in 'ow' acts as a vowel in combination with 'o' to form the vowel team.

Step-by-step explanation:

The vowel team that appears twice in the word d__nt__n is 'oo'. The correct word is 'downtown', in which the vowel team 'ow' appears twice, once in down- and again in -town. The letter 'w' acts as a vowel when it teams up with an a, e, or o to spell a single sound, as in draw, few, and low. Thus, in the context of the word 'downtown', 'w' is part of the vowel team 'ow'.

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