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How to pronounce dough
/dəʊ/ British English
DOH
1 beat (syllable).
a Coloured letters don’t sound the way they look.
✗ Many people say
DUF
✓ Say
DOH
My tip
ough sounds like oh. The gh is silent.
In a sentence
Leave the dough to rise for an hour.
Now you say it
- Listen to me two or three times.
- Say it slowly, one beat at a time: DOH.
- Say the sentence at normal speed.
Questions
How do you pronounce dough?
In British English, dough is pronounced /dəʊ/. Say it like this: DOH. ough sounds like oh. The gh is silent.
How many syllables are in dough?
When you say it, dough has 1 syllable: DOH.
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