What sounds can ough make?

What sounds can ough make?

The letters ‘ough’ can be pronounced 9 different ways in English. ‘ough’ can be pronounced as [ʌf] in rough, /aʊ/ in plough/u:/ in through, /oʊ/ in though, /ɔː/ in thought, /ə/ – in thorough /ˈθʌr. ə/, /ɒf/ in cough, /ʌp/ in hiccough and /ɒk/ in lough.

Is there a spelling rule for ough?

(check and correct) Spelling tip: ‘ough’ can make the final sound ‘uff’ or ‘off’. Spelling tip: ‘ough’ can also make the final sound ‘ow’ or ‘owe’ (long ‘o’ sound). Spelling tip: ‘ough’ can also make the sound ‘or’ when followed by ‘t’.

What is a ough word?

Definition of ough —used to express pain or disgust.

Why do ough words sound different?

According to the OED, the vowel sound used for ough in through is the result of re-stressing a vowel that had become unstressed (the word originated as an unstressed version of thorough).

What are ough words?

Which words use the ‘ough’ sound?

• plough.
• ought.
• cough.
• rough.
• thorough.

Is dough a long o sound?

OUGH Words: There words use letters ough to spell many sounds including the long /o/ sound/. Such as – dough, though, although.

What are Ough words?

What are some words with the word ough in them?

List words containing OUGH – full list. abought 15. aforethought 22. afterthought 22. afterthoughts 23. although 16. besought 16. bethought 19. borough 15.

Which is the correct pronunciation Lough or ough?

lough – /ɒk/, the ock sound in lock, so this word sounds the same as ‘lock’. This is an old Irish word for a lake! thorough – /ə/, In British English, the -ough isn’t stressed, and so becomes the weak schwa sound, like the -er in father. In American English, the -ough is pronounced /əʊ/, the oh sound in go.

Are there different ways to read the word ou?

A few more ways that OU can vary are seen in the Nessy Reading Strategy video on OU and in the sentence below. I thought (short o) our (ow-r) chicken soup (long u) for the young (short u) soul (long o) could (oo) be about (ow) cool enough (short u) to pour (long o-r).

What are the ough words in I Love Lucy?

ough = ŏ (gh is silent): ought, bought, fought, brought, sought, thought. ough = ŭ (gh = /f/): rough, tough, enough. Practice OUGH words at Quizlet, and highlight the OUGH words in the sentences at BBC Bitesize . Watch the video below from the “I Love Lucy” show.