Take a spelling test and track your progress: 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!
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