Unit 17: ough and augh words
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This ought word rhymes with 'out': | ||
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In these words the letters augh make the sound /arf/: | ||||||||
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Homophones from this section. If you confuse these words the computer spellchecker will not spot your mistake - so it is especially important to learn them. |
You will have met most of these homophones in earlier units but they are repeated here as many people make mistakes with ough and augh words.
rough - not smooth ruff - frill round the neck |
The path was rough and rocky. The bird has a ruff of feathers round its neck. |
fort - castle fought - made war |
The fort was bravely defended. They fought a long battle. |
sort - kind, type sought - past tense of seek |
What sort of pizza would you like? They sought the escaped prisoner. |
taut - stretch tight taught - past tense of 'teach' |
The tent ropes must be taut. I hope that taught you a lesson. |
court - 1. playing area 2. law centre (US: center) caught - past tense of 'catch' |
1. Squash is played on an indoor court. 2. He was taken to court for stealing. I caught the last train home. |
bow - lower the head bough - large branch |
They all bowed to the Queen. The bough was laden with apples. |
draught - current of air (U.S. spelling: draft) draft - trial version |
The open door caused a draught. This is the first draft of my speech. |
This completes the unit on ough and augh words.
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