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How to pronounce -ough

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 The first way is like "oh" in the words: dough, though, although, and thorough.

 The second way is like "ooh" in the words: through, and throughout.

 The third way is like "off" in the words: cough, and trough.

 The fourth way is like "aw" in the words: ought, thought, bought, brought,
and fought.

 The fifth way is like "ow" in the words: bough, plough, and drought.

 The sixth way is like "uff" in the words: tough, rough, and enough.
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 cough /kɑf/ or /kɔf/

 tough /tʌf /  fought /fɔt/

 bough /baʊ /  drought /draʊt/

 though /ðoʊ/  bought /bɑt / or bɔt/

 trough /trɔf/  thorough /ˈθɜroʊ / or /ˈθɔroʊ/

 nought /nɔ:t/  thought /θɔt/

 enough /ɪˈnʌf/ or /əˈnʌf/  borough / ˈbɜroʊ /

 Dough /doʊ/
 plough /plaʊ/

 ought /ɔt/

 sought / sɔt/

 rough /rʌf /

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