• Though we tried hard, we lost the game.

IN SPITE OF THE FACT THAT;

ALTHOUGH; THOUGH
NOTWITHSTANDING THAT:
 • He was deep in thought and didn't
hear me when I came in.

PAST OF THE VERB TO

THOUGHT
THINK
• The tough winters make Maine a difficult place to live.
• I had such a tough time in college.
• The football player was so tough that he played with a fractured rib.

STRONG AND LONG-LASTING: TOUGH

PLASTICS.
DIFFICULT TO CHEW: TOUGH STEAK. TOUGH
 • The bullet went through his body.
• We went through St. Louis on the way to New Orleans.
• It was cold here through March.
• The store is open Tuesday through Friday.

→IN ONE END AND OUT ANOTHER

→BY WAY OF
→US, INFORMAL TO THE END OF
→US, INFORMAL DATES: UP TO,
THROUGH
INCLUDING
• The police carried out a thorough search of the area, but nothing was
found.
• Adam is always thorough; he checks his work very carefully.
• My new boss is a thorough bore.

PAINSTAKING, CAREFUL
PERSON: TAKES CARE THOROUGH
COMPLETE, TOTAL
 • Skim-reading a text for general understanding is
a taught skill.
• My teacher taught me the verb “to go” last
week.

PAST OF THE VERB “TO

TEACH” TAUGHT
• Hurry up and throw the ball!
• Steve threw the keys to Janet so that she could unlock the door.
• Throw me that towel, would you?
• Johnny was told off for throwing a book at his brother.

PROPEL THROUGH THE AIR THROW

HURL FOR [SB] TO CATCH THREW
HURL IN THE DIRECTION OF THROWN
 
Though Thought Through Throughout Thorough
 
 In the following exercise, the words in bold MIGHT be incorrect. Correct the sentences below by replacing the words
in bold with a suitable word in the correct form. If you believe the word in bold is correct, put a letter " Y " in the boxes
provided.
 
1.    I though _______ our train had gone though ______ the tunnel already. While we were at the tunnel, the
scene was pitch black _______ through .
 
2.    Through _______  the game, Yau Ming has performed very well, though _______  he did miss a
few baskets from time to time.
 
3.    We have made a through ________ search in attempt to find the key, but we had no luck. We do have
faith though , that we will eventually find it.
 
4.    I would say the exam was harder than I through ________. If you can pay enough attention to all the tricky
areas set through _______ the papers through _______ , you should be able to score pretty well.
 
5.    When you are making a cake, you should make sure that the egg paste is thorough _______ mixed before
it is poured into the pan, and don’t leave any pieces of egg shell in the paste. Carefulness is an important
ingredient throughout __________ the whole process.