Advanced patternsoughDifficulty: B1
OUGH has several pronunciations across common words and dialects. Learn each word with its sound; there is no single fixed sound count for every dialect or word set.
Examples
though /ðoʊ/ (US), /ðəʊ/ (UK) · through /θruː/ · rough /rʌf/ · tough /tʌf/ · thought /θɑːt/ (US), /θɔːt/ (UK) · bought /bɑːt/ (US), /bɔːt/ (UK) · cough /kɔf/ (US), /kɒf/ (UK) · bough /baʊ/
Other pronunciations and limits
thorough and enough add further variation.
Example sentence
Though it was rough, we walked through.