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OUGH Spelling - Lesson For ESL

The document discusses the different pronunciations of the letters "ough" in English words. It provides a list of words containing "ough" sorted into categories based on how the "ough" is pronounced, such as like "uff" in "stuff", "oo" in "too", "off", "ow" in "now", "oh" in "go", or "ah" in "hot". It also includes sample sentences using some of the words to demonstrate their meanings and pronunciations.

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OUGH Spelling - Lesson For ESL

The document discusses the different pronunciations of the letters "ough" in English words. It provides a list of words containing "ough" sorted into categories based on how the "ough" is pronounced, such as like "uff" in "stuff", "oo" in "too", "off", "ow" in "now", "oh" in "go", or "ah" in "hot". It also includes sample sentences using some of the words to demonstrate their meanings and pronunciations.

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OUGH 

My   The SOUNDS of OUGH    STUDENT COPY    Diana Fredrich 


 
 

COUGH  BOUGHT  ENOUGH  DOUGH  THROUGH  TROUGH   BROUGHT  ROUGH 


THOUGH  SLOUGH  BOUGH  THOUGHT  TOUGH  THOROUGH     OUGHT  DROUGHT 
FOUGHT  SOUGHT  FURLOUGH           
 
 

Sound like UFF  Sound like OO  Sound like OFF  Sound like OW  Sound like OH  Sound like AH 


Like in STUFF  Like in TOO  Like in NOW  Like in GO  Like in HOT 
           
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Sounds of OUGH        OUGH My !!           Diana Fredrich 
TEACHER COPY (WITH ANSWERS) 
 
WRITE ON BOARD: 
   I thought I had enough dough.  Even though I bought flour, I didn’t have enough. 
Ask learner’s if they notice something about the words in this sentence. 
 

COUGH  BOUGHT  ENOUGH  DOUGH  THROUGH  TROUGH   BROUGHT  ROUGH 


THOUGH  SLOUGH  BOUGH  THOUGHT  TOUGH  THOROUGH     PLOUGH  OUGHT 
DROUGHT  FOUGHT  SOUGHT  FURLOUGH         
 
 
REVIEW THE DIFFERENT SOUNDS OF OUGH BELOW, AND SORT THE WORDS ABOVE INTO THE CORRECT SOUND CATEGORY 
 

Sound like UFF  Sound like OO  Sound like OFF  Sound like OW  Sound like OH  Sound like AH 


Like in STUFF  Like in TOO  Like in NOW  Like in GO  Like in HOT 
 
Usually before “T” 
except in DROUGHT 

ENOUGH  THROUGH  COUGH  BOUGH  DOUGH  BOUGHT 


ROUGH  SLOUGH  TROUGH  DROUGHT  THOUGH  BROUGHT 
TOUGH  THOROUGH  THOUGHT 
FURLOUGH  OUGHT 
FOUGHT 
SOUGHT 
 
 
OUGH ‐ SAMPLE SENTENCES 
I thought that I had enough dough.  Even though I bought flour, I did not have enough. 

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” 

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