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Ugh! Trivia Quiz
Saturday was a great day! Can you fill in the blanks on my story with the appropriate word? Every answer has "ugh" in the word. Good luck and have fun!
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My her ten-year-old to spend the day with me. Amanda is my only and I love spending all the time I can with her.
She asked how we were going to spend our day. I told her I we could walk to our neighbor's farm. First, we saw their . Horses are her favorite animals, so I knew she would enjoy seeing them. Next, we saw the pigs eating out of the . Amanda when they over who was going to get the most food. She figured the biggest pig would win because he looked the . Amanda tripped in some mud and exclaimed, "!" She got up and giggled, realizing it was just a silly accident.
It was getting close to lunchtime, so I told Amanda we to go back home. She agreed and asked if I would show her how to make . I her before, but she had forgotten how.
Her daddy came to pick her up and Amanda gave me a big hug. I smiled as they left and couldn't wait to spend another fun day with her.
The different pronunciations of words ending in -ough or -augh can be tricky. These patterns trace back to Germanic roots from hundreds of years ago and have shifted drastically over centuries. Take "laughter" and "daughter" as an example. The only difference is their first letter, but they are pronounced completely differently. It is structural quirks like this that make English pronunciation difficult for second-language learners to master.
The words I used with their common pronunciations, include:
Sounds like "uff", "aff", or "off" -- toughest, laughed, trough
Sounds like "o" or "oo" -- doughnuts, thoroughbreds
When a "t" follows "-ugh" (spelled -ught), it sounds like "awt" -- brought, taught, ought, daughter, granddaughter, fought, thought
"Ug" or "Uh" -- Ugh
Keep in mind that different regions may pronounce them slightly differently. For instance, the United States has several regional accents, such as Southern or Northeastern.
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