How to pronounce ‘ough’ ‘Ough’ is pronounced ‘uff’ in tough, rough and enough. This steak is too tough to chew. Don’t go out in rough seas. That’s enough. You say it ‘off’ in cough and trough. Try not to cough during the concert. Animals drink from a trough. You use ‘o’ for dough, though and although You stretch pizza dough rather than rolling it, although some say it makes no difference. I still do it though. It’s pronounced ‘ow’ in bough, plough and drought. Bough is another word for a tree branch. You plough fields before you plant seed. A drought is a long time without rain. You say ‘oo’ in through. The burglar got in through the window. ‘Or’ is the pronunciation for thought, bought, brought, fought, and sought, which are the irregular forms of think, buy, bring, fight and seek. The ‘or’ pronunciation is also used for ought and nought. You ought to know that. Nought means zero. Finally, there’s ‘uh’ in thorough. This has been a thorough look at ‘ough’. (photo from Mark Robinson) https://soundcloud/australiaplus/learn-english-how-to-pronounce-ough
Posted on: Tue, 06 May 2014 00:30:01 +0000