6 letters · 2 sounds
How to pronounce
"caught"
"caught" is pronounced with 2 sounds across 2 phonics chunks: c · aught. Tap each box below to hear the sound, then blend them to read the word.
'caught' has 6 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 "caught"?
To pronounce "caught" 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 "c" — then pause
- 2 Say the sound for "aught" — final sound
- ✓ Blend all 2 sounds together: "caught"
Frequently asked questions about "caught"
- How do you pronounce "caught"?
- To pronounce "caught", say each of its 2 phonics sound chunks in order — c, and aught — then blend them smoothly. Tap the sound boxes above to hear each chunk.
- How many sound chunks are in "caught"?
- "caught" has 2 phonics sound chunks: c · aught. 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 "caught"?
- The phonics sounds in "caught" are c, and aught. Each chunk represents one distinct sound; together they spell the 6-letter word "caught".
- How many letters are in "caught"?
- "caught" has 6 letters and 2 phonics sound chunks.
- What words rhyme with "caught"?
- Words that rhyme with "caught" include "bought", "pot", "dot", "not", "blot". See the full rhyme-family hub linked below.