Spelling and pronunciation patterns: -ough, -ought, -augh, -aught

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1. Poems.

Which of these short poems rhyme?

For example:

That's very strange, I thought.
This isn't the same book I bought.

It rhymes (because thought rhymes with bought)
It doesn't rhyme

Now listen to the poems and check your answers.

2. Different sounds.

Classify these words into columns according to the sound of the underlined part.

Now listen and check your answers. Then listen again and repeat the words.

3. Dictation.

Write exactly what you hear. You will hear each sentence twice.

4. Listen and repeat.

Now listen and repeat the sentences, paying particular attention to the words with -ough, -ought, -augh and -aught.

1. It was a rough flight.
2. I thought you would laugh.
3. I thought I bought enough milk.
4. My mother taught me to be thorough.
5. If you've got a cough you ought to keep out of the draught.
6. They fought hard to survive the drought.
7. Police caught the youth in the borough of Hackney.
8. He looks really tough, though he's friendly enough.