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2 Tricky Letter Combinations To Pronounce: “mb” and “ough”
Study this 👇 and never make these pronunciation mistakes again:
1. Mb - b is always silent
Climbing
Comb
Thumb
Bomb
Lamb
Dumb
Tomb
Numb
Limb
2. “Ough” can be pronounced in many ways, most commonly (“af”, “ou” or “au”)
Cough
Rough
Tough
Drought
Plough
Borough (area) (e.g. boroughs of New York: - Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan etc.)
Thorough
Though
Although
Practice:
1. Although I was afraid to come off as dumb, I decided to ask my question about droughts.
2. I don’t like lamb. It tastes too rough
3. It’s so cold. I’m getting numb and can’t feel my limbs
4. She combed her hair before going rock climbing
5. We did thorough research on all New York’s boroughs
Improve your English pronunciation with Annglish at https://annglish.com/pronunciation. Get a special offer if you register today!
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Study this 👇 and never make these pronunciation mistakes again:
1. Mb - b is always silent
Climbing
Comb
Thumb
Bomb
Lamb
Dumb
Tomb
Numb
Limb
2. “Ough” can be pronounced in many ways, most commonly (“af”, “ou” or “au”)
Cough
Rough
Tough
Drought
Plough
Borough (area) (e.g. boroughs of New York: - Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan etc.)
Thorough
Though
Although
Practice:
1. Although I was afraid to come off as dumb, I decided to ask my question about droughts.
2. I don’t like lamb. It tastes too rough
3. It’s so cold. I’m getting numb and can’t feel my limbs
4. She combed her hair before going rock climbing
5. We did thorough research on all New York’s boroughs
Improve your English pronunciation with Annglish at https://annglish.com/pronunciation. Get a special offer if you register today!