Spelling list: ought and aught words

In many words, the letter combinations ought and aught represent the same /ort/ sound.

This list includes words like bought, thought, and naughty, all of which feature either the ought or the aught spelling. By learning this pattern, you'll be able to spell these words correctly and use them confidently in your writing. Try a Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check activity to improve your spelling of these tricky yet common words!

bought	He bought me a huge bunch of flowers.
brought	The lost child was brought back home.
thought	I thought you'd be ready by now.
sought	They sought the escaped prisoner.
nought	Nought means nothing. *
caught	The thief was caught in the act.
fraught	There was a fraught silence.
distraught	She was distraught at the thought of her kitten lost in the cold.
naughty	The naughty child needed supervision.
haughty	His manner was haughty and rude.
daughter	My brother's daughter is my niece.
slaughter	The lambs were taken to slaughter.