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-ough Vocabulary Words

Use the clues to help you identify the words ending in 'ough'.

Then consider how many different ways there are to pronounce those four letters!
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Last updated: July 7, 2019
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First submittedApril 30, 2014
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Capable of great endurance
Tough
In one end and out the other
Through
Sufficient
Enough
Coarse or uneven
Rough
In spite of
Though
Money (slang)
Dough
Agricultural cutting implement
Plough
Minor setback or interruption
Hiccough
Administrative division of New York City
Borough
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Expel air suddenly from the lungs
Cough
Accurate and detailed
Thorough
Channel for conveying water
Trough
Branch of a tree
Bough
Significant or sudden development
Breakthrough
Sighing or murmuring sound
Sough
Narrow arm of the sea
Lough
Area of soft, muddy ground
Slough
Temporary layoff from work
Furlough
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Level 75
Nov 7, 2014
Love these! You got me with hiccough.
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Level 68
Mar 31, 2021
Wow, only six other people have got all these correct so far. Feeling fairly 'elite' right now! Thanks for the quiz.