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Hello and welcome to 6 Minute Vocabulary with me, Finn.

And me, Catherine.

And in this programme, we're talking about the the letters O-U-G-H.

Yes, the letters O-U-G-H are found in lots of English words, including cough, rough,

ought, and through. But there are lots of different pronunciations.

So, let's start with George.

He's talking about last winter when he was ill.

And think about this question while you listen.

What did George do in February?

Last winter I had a cough for roughly three months. Listen, what did George do in February?

Last winter I had a cough for roughly three months.

By February, I thought I ought to go to the doctor.

He gave me a thorough check and some medicine.

I got better in the end, although the cough lasted right through till April.

I'm so glad springs here.

Poor George, and we asked, what did George do in February?

Well, George thought that he ought to go to the doctor, so that's what he did.

Good. Now the words thought spelt T-H-O-G-H-T and ought-spelled O-U-G-H-T both have the O-U-G-H pattern in them and it's pronounced or, thought, ought.

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