Diphthong comparison:
The “OU” diphthong
house
cough
through
dough
shoulder
should
“OUGH”
The
combination "ough" can be pronounced in
nine different ways.
The
following sentence contains them all:
"A
rough-coated, dough-faced, thoughtful ploughman strode through the streets of
My
favorite “ough” re-pronunciation is “duff-nut” for
doughnut.
“I’ll have a cup of
coffee and a duff-nut.”
Pronunciation
Donkey (ON) vs. Monkey (UN)
Should
we say “dun-key”? or “dON-key”? Should we
say “mun-key” or “mON-key” Or perhaps we should say “moan-key” and “doan-key”?
Ghoti
Pronounce
the word “ghoti.”
“gh" as in tough
“o” as in women
“ti” as in vacation
The
answer is: “fish”