2 Tricky Letter Combinations To Pronounce: “mb” and “ough”

<p>Study this 👇 and never make these pronunciation mistakes again:</p> <p><strong>1. Mb - b is always silent</strong></p> <p>Climbing<br> Comb<br> Thumb<br> Bomb<br> Lamb<br> Dumb<br> Tomb<br> Numb<br> Limb</p> <p><strong>2. “Ough” can be pronounced in many ways, most commonly (“af”, “ou” or “au”)</strong><br> Cough<br> Rough<br> Tough<br> Drought<br> Plough<br> Borough (area) (e.g. boroughs of New York: - Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan etc.)<br> Thorough<br> Though<br> Although</p> <p>Practice:<br> 1. Although I was afraid to come off as dumb, I decided to ask my question about droughts.<br> 2. I don’t like lamb. It tastes too rough<br> 3. It’s so cold. I’m getting numb and can’t feel my limbs<br> 4. She combed her hair before going rock climbing<br> 5. We did thorough research on all New York’s boroughs</p> <p><strong>Improve your </strong><a href="https://annglish.com/pronunciation"><strong>English pronunciation</strong></a><strong> with </strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/annglish_/"><strong>Annglish</strong></a><strong> at https://annglish.com/pronunciation. Get a special offer if you register today! &nbsp;</strong></p>