7 letters · 2 sounds
How to pronounce
"brought"
"brought" is pronounced with 2 sounds across 2 phonics chunks: br · ought. Tap each box below to hear the sound, then blend them to read the word.
'brought' has 7 letters and 2 sounds. Some letters work together to spell a single sound — a reminder that English maps graphemes to sounds, not letters one-for-one.
How do you pronounce "brought"?
To pronounce "brought" correctly, say each of the 2 sounds in order, then blend them smoothly. This technique — Elkonin sound boxes — is used in thousands of US classrooms following the Science of Reading approach. Here's the step-by-step phonics method:
- 1 Say the sound for "br" — then pause
- 2 Say the sound for "ought" — final sound
- ✓ Blend all 2 sounds together: "brought"
Frequently asked questions about "brought"
- How do you pronounce "brought"?
- To pronounce "brought", say each of its 2 phonics sound chunks in order — br, and ought — then blend them smoothly. Tap the sound boxes above to hear each chunk.
- How many sound chunks are in "brought"?
- "brought" has 2 phonics sound chunks: br · ought. Breaking a word into chunks helps kids decode it one sound at a time using the Science of Reading approach.
- What are the phonics sounds in "brought"?
- The phonics sounds in "brought" are br, and ought. Each chunk represents one distinct sound; together they spell the 7-letter word "brought".
- How many letters are in "brought"?
- "brought" has 7 letters and 2 phonics sound chunks.