7 letters · 2 sounds
How to pronounce
"drought"
"drought" is pronounced with 2 sounds across 2 phonics chunks: dr · ought. Tap each box below to hear the sound, then blend them to read the word.
'drought' 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 "drought"?
To pronounce "drought" 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 "dr" — then pause
- 2 Say the sound for "ought" — final sound
- ✓ Blend all 2 sounds together: "drought"
Frequently asked questions about "drought"
- How do you pronounce "drought"?
- To pronounce "drought", say each of its 2 phonics sound chunks in order — dr, and ought — then blend them smoothly. Tap the sound boxes above to hear each chunk.
- How many sound chunks are in "drought"?
- "drought" has 2 phonics sound chunks: dr · 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 "drought"?
- The phonics sounds in "drought" are dr, and ought. Each chunk represents one distinct sound; together they spell the 7-letter word "drought".
- How many letters are in "drought"?
- "drought" has 7 letters and 2 phonics sound chunks.
- What words rhyme with "drought"?
- Words that rhyme with "drought" include "clout", "bout", "devout", "about", "doubt". These are listed in the "Words that rhyme with..." section above.