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How do you pronounce words with 'ough'?

through, bough, though, enough....how do you say these words?



Errrrr!!! I've had enough of English pronunciation!!!!



What you see is not necessarily how you say it!

Did you know that there are 7 different ways to pronounce words with 'ough'? Try these...

  1. though /əʊ/

  2. through /uː/

  3. cough /ɒf/

  4. enough /ʌf/

  5. drought /aʊ/

  6. bought /ɔː/

  7. thorough /ə/

Can you think of any other words with 'ough' and which group they belong to?


Watch the video and see if you can help Ricky pronounce these words...




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