Words with ough

Vocabulary points to take away Verbs with ough in the past simple form, like thought and bought, are pronounced or:, ɔ:, Taught and caught are pronounced like this too, but notice the different spelling: aught. There are at least five other ways to pronounce words with ough in them. Common examples are: cough, kɒf, roughly, rʌflɪ, , enough, ɪ nʌf, through, θru:, although, though, ɔ:l ðəʊ, , ðəʊ, thorough, θʌrə, There is no rule for learning the spelling and pronunciation of ough words. It s best to practise writing and saying or recording each one.