Homophones
Thought, Taught, Though, Tough, Fought
| Word | 🇺🇸 IPA | 🇺🇸 Pronounce | 🇬🇧 IPA | 🇬🇧 Pronounce | BR | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thought | /θɑːt/ | thaat | /θɔːt/ | thawt | thówt | https://www.google.com/search?q=thought+pronounce |
| taught | /tɑːt/ | taat | /tɔːt/ | tawt | tówt | https://www.google.com/search?q=taught+pronounce |
| though | /ðoʊ/ | ðoʊ | /ðəʊ/ | thoʊt | thôw | https://www.google.com/search?q=though+pronounce |
| tough | /tʌf/ | tuff | /θɔːt/ | tʌf | tóf | https://www.google.com/search?q=tough+pronounce |
| fought | /fɑːt/ | faat | /fɔːt/ | fawt | fówt | https://www.google.com/search?q=fought+pronounce |
Meaning
Differences
In US English, “thought” and “taught” have different vowel sounds in the stressed syllable.
"Thought" is pronounced with the "aw" sound, as in "caught" or "law,"
"Taught" is pronounced with the "ah" sound, as in "father" or "hot."
External media
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKk-_AntZoY
Cook
The difference in pronunciation between “cook” (noun) and “cook” (verb) is the stress on the first syllable for the noun and the second syllable for the verb.
- “cook” (noun): stress on the first syllable /kʊk/ (rhyming with “look” or “book”).
- “cook” (verb): stress on the second syllable /kʊk/ (rhyming with “took” or “looked”).
The cook cookies (The cúuk cuúks)