When it comes to a mismatch between sound and spelling, the combination of the letters "OUGH" must be one of the champions. Try this challenge and see how well you know the "OUGH" sounds.
Click on the link below to download the exercise:
Pronunciation Challenge 19
Click on the link below to download the answer:
Pronunciation Challenge 19 - answer
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Until our next challenge,
Gus
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Good job!
I checked all the tips, they are all great. Congratulations! By the way, I could not see tip # 1. I got an error message. I´d like to see it. Is it possible?
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Here is a poem I found in the ELT gazette many years ago
ReplyDeleteTo sit and cough
The whole year through
By an Irish lough
Is bad enough.
But when you hiccough
Despite the drought,
It sounds as though
Your doctor ought
To be more thorough.
Find nine ways of pronuncing -ough
Sidney