OUGH Spelling - Lesson For ESL
OUGH Spelling - Lesson For ESL
COUGH He was sick and had a bad cough.
BOUGHT (past tense of BUY) Ted bought a new car.
ENOUGH Mary did not have enough money to pay her bill.
DOUGH Bob made his own dough for his pizza.
THROUGH They went through the door and into the office.
TROUGH Tom fed his pigs in large trough in his yard.
BROUGHT (past tense of BRING) They brought a bottle of wine to the party.
ROUGH The fabric in her dress was very rough and uncomfortable.
THOUGH Even though they had met before, she had forgotten his name.
SLOUGH They went kayaking at Elkhorn Slough.
BOUGH The bough in the tree broke and fell on her car.
THOUGHT (past tense of THINK) She thought that she locked the door, but she was not sure.
TOUGH The steak was so tough that she could not chew it.
THOROUGH Fred did a thorough search of his house for his car keys.
OUGHT He decided that he ought to go and help his friend move.
DROUGHT The drought in California is very bad. We need some rain!
FOUGHT (past tense of FIGHT) They fought about who would do the laundry.
SOUGHT (past tense of SEEK) She sought advice about how to handle her problem.
FURLOUGH The company had to furlough some employees.
Which word doesn’t belong in group – and WHY ??
1. Rough, Enough, Cough, Tough.
2. Dough Through, Though, Furlough
3. Thought, Bought, Drought, Fought
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LIST “OUGH” WORDS . . . .
THAT SOUND LIKE “UFF” AS IN “SUFFER”
THAT SOUND LIKE “OO” AS IN “TOO”
THAT SOUND LIKE “OFF”
THAT SOUND LIKE “OW” AS IN “NOW”
THAT SOUND LIKE “OH” AS IN “GO”
THAT SOUND LIKE “HOT”