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Unit 17: ough and augh words

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Unit 17: ough and augh words

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Unit 17 - Spelling ough and augh words

Teaching point - learning to spell The letter patterns ough and augh spell several different sounds. You will have come across some in previous units but here deal with them all in one place.

ough

Some of the sounds made by the letters ough are:

Help spelling English augh and ough word Help spelling English augh and ough word Help spelling English augh and ough word Help spelling English augh and ough word Help spelling English augh and ough word
/ō/ as in snow /oo/ as in blue /ow/ as in cow /uff/ as in cuff /off/ as in blastoff
dough
although
through bough
plough -
(U.S. plow)
slough -
(swamp)
rough
tough
enough
slough -
(cast off)
cough
trough
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