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Today's lesson is on how to say words ending in -ough and -augh in English. Confusing right? The -ough and -ough spelling is strange (like a lot of English spelling) because you don’t pronounce these words anything close to how they’re written. if you want to learn how to pronounce this spelling, then watch this class - let me teach you how to say these words correctly!
James @ BlackTieEnglish 🙂
Words ending in -ough
- say -ough like “o” in “go”
though
although
dough
- say -ough like “oo” in “too”
through
- say -ough like “uh” in “again”
thorough (adverb: thoroughly)
borough
- say -ough like “or” in “sort”
thought
bought
brought
fought
sought
ought (to)
- say -ough like “up” in “cup”
hiccough (now usually spelt hiccup)
say -ough like “ow” in “now”
drought
plough
bough
- say -ough like “off” in “off”
cough
trough
- say -ough like “uff” in “stuff”
tough
rough
enough
to slough something off [means to lose a layer of skin]
Words ending in -augh
- say -augh like “ar” in “far”
laugh (and laughter)
draught (in American English this is spelt “draft”. This spelling is also becoming common in the UK)
- say -augh like “or” in “sort”
daughter
taught
caught
Place names in the UK
Slough – say like “ow” in “now”
Loughborough – mixed pronunciation. Say the first -ough as “uff” then the second as “uh”: Luff-bruh
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