words ending in ‘ough’ pronunciation

Here’s a nice tricky one for you. Everyone has trouble pronouncing words containing ‘ough’. Firstly, because it isn’t pronounced how it looks. Secondly, because it can be pronounced in seven (yes seven!) different ways. Luckily for you I have made a table explaining how to pronounce them.

 

Practice them out loud and if you’re really brave… try reading the text at the bottom.

‘ough’ pronunciation
‘ough’ pronunciation