1 Decodable Reading Passage
A short, decodable story embedding ough and augh words. Students read the passage then highlight all the target words.
Dot the dog sat on the bus with her pals, Len and Jade. It was a long ride, so Dot had brought a snack. She had bought one huge doughnut at the shop, and she wanted to eat it with her pals.
"I ought to get the most," said Len. "I did not eat lunch."
"No, I ought to get the most," said Jade. "I asked first!"
Len grabbed one side of the doughnut. Jade grabbed the other side. They fought and tugged, and the tugging got rough. Then the bus hit a bump, and the doughnut slipped out of their hands! Dot caught it just before it fell.
"That is enough!" said Dot. Len and Jade sat back and felt bad.
Dot thought it through. There was one doughnut, and there were three pals. She took a little knife from her lunch box and cut the doughnut in three. She gave one bit to Len and one bit to Jade, and she kept the last bit.
Though each bit was small, it was enough. "This is the best doughnut," said Len with his mouth full.
"We were naughty, Dot," said Jade. "Thank you for the snack."
Dot grinned. Then Len made a funny face, and all three pals laughed for the rest of the ride.
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2 Word Sort
Cut out the word cards and sort them into the correct columns: AUGH / OUGH Says AW (caught, bought) vs Other OUGH Sounds.
3 Phrasing Practice Cards
Practice reading these phrases for fluency. Cut out the cards and read them quickly and smoothly.
4 RAN Chart (Rapid Naming)
Read each word in the grid as quickly as you can. Time yourself and try to beat your best time!
5 Word Search
Find and circle the ough and augh words hidden in the grid. Words go across, down, and diagonally — a fun way to reinforce ough and augh word recognition.