Lesson 28

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Name Date
Becoming Anything
He Wants to Be
Words with ough, augh Phonics: Words with
ough and augh
Read each word in the box. Say the sound that ough or augh
makes. Then write the word in the chart under the word that
ough or augh rhymes with.

Word Bank
bought caught fought naughty rough taught
brought daughter laugh ought sought thought

ough rhymes ough rhymes with augh rhymes with augh rhymes
with paw puff paw with staff

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He Wants to Be
Words with ough and augh Spelling: Words with
ough and augh

Basic: Write the Basic Word that completes each sentence.

Spelling Words
1. A mother and her had a problem.
Basic
2. The little girl had a bad cold. 1. taught
3. Every day, the child’s grew worse. 2. thought
3. rough
4. Her sore throat made her voice 4. laugh
and scratchy. 5. bought
5. The girl couldn’t sleep the night. 6. cough
7. ought
6. The mother knew she to take the 8. caught
girl to a doctor. 9. fought
7. They didn’t have money, though, to 10. daughter
pay the bill. 11. tough
12. through
8. Then the mother of something. 13. enough
9. Some of her neighbors had to have 14. brought
a free clinic set up nearby.
Challenge
10. So she picked up her daughter and sought
her to the clinic. naughty

Challenge: Write a sentence about a problem you

had and how you solved it. Use both Challenge Words.

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Name Date
Becoming Anything
He Wants to Be
Word Sort Spelling: Words with
ough and augh

Write each Basic Word beside the correct heading.

Spelling Words

Basic
1. taught
2. thought
3. rough
4. laugh
Words in which the letters
5. bought
gh are not pronounced
6. cough
7. ought
8. caught
9. fought
10. daughter
11. tough
12. through
13. enough
Words in which the letters 14. brought
gh are pronounced /f/
Challenge
sought
naughty

Challenge: Add the Challenge Words to your Word Sort.

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Becoming Anything
He Wants to Be
Proofreading for Spelling Spelling: Words with
ough and augh

Find the misspelled words and circle them. Write them

correctly on the lines below. Spelling Words

1. taught
Not long ago, our old dog, Bella, stopped coming
2. thought
when we called her. At first, we thouht she just wanted
3. rough
to show us who was boss. After all the training she’d
4. laugh
had, though, she aught to know better.
5. bought
Then the vet found Bella’s problem: she had lost
6. cough
her hearing. We worried that Bella would have a tuff
7. ought
time in a silent world. That sweet girl, though, has
8. caught
tawght us a thing or two!
9. fought
First, we baught a book about living with a deaf
10. daughter
dog. We read throogh it carefully. We learned to talk
11. tough
to Bella with body signals, not our voices. In a few days,
12. through
using an arm to beckon her brout her to us right away.
13. enough
When it was time for a walk, we held up a leash for her
14. brought
to see. That was ennough to get her racing to the door!
Today, we luagh to think we ever worried about
Bella. She fougt to overcome her problem, and she’s an
even more amazing dog now.

1. 5. 8.
2. 6. 9.

3. 7. 10.

4.

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Becoming Anything
He Wants to Be
Commas in a Series Grammar: Commas in Sentences

• A series is a list of three or more words together

in a sentence. Thinking Question
• Use a comma to separate the words in a series. Are there three or
more words listed
It was cold, wet, and windy when he together in the
sentence?
climbed the mountain.

Activity: Rewrite each sentence correctly. Add commas where

they are needed.
1. He loved the wind the rocks and the outdoors.

2. He knew it would be windy snowy and cold on the mountain.

3. The climber made sure she had a coat gloves and boots.

4. I would rather read a book listen to music or take a nap.

5. He wanted to be a doctor a pilot or a teacher.

6. His parents friends and neighbors believed in him.

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Introductory Words Grammar: Commas in Sentences

• Use a comma after the introductory words well, yes,

and no. Thinking Question
• Use a comma after order words such as first, Is there an
introductory or
second, next, and finally. order word in the
• Do not use a comma after then. sentence?
Yes, I might want to try climbing one day.

Rewrite these sentences correctly. Add commas where they are

needed.

1. First we looked up at the mountain.

2. Yes it was scary to think about climbing it.

3. No we were not about to give up.

4. Next we got all of our gear ready.

5. Then I started to get nervous.

6. Well I had only been climbing once.

7. Yes we started climbing as a group.

8. No we all stayed together as we climbed.

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Becoming Anything

Commas in Sentences He Wants to Be

Grammar: Commas in Sentences

Read each pair of sentences. Fill in the circle next to the

sentence that uses correct punctuation.
1. A Climbers can be tall, short, young, or old.
B Climbers can be tall short, young or, old.

2. A Yes, climbing is one of my hobbies.

B Yes climbing is one of my hobbies.

3. A Well reaching, a goal takes lots of hard work.

B Well, reaching a goal takes lots of hard work.

4. A She used paper, markers, and scissors to draw her plan.

B She used paper, markers, and scissors, to draw her plan.

5. A First, you have to decide if you are willing to do the work.

B First you have to decide if you are willing to do the work.

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Writing Abbreviations Grammar: Spiral Review

• An abbreviation is a short way to write a word. Most

abbreviations begin with a capital letter and end with a
period.

Abbreviations
Sunday Sun.
Monday Mon.
September Sept.
any woman Ms.
married woman Mrs.
street St.
avenue Ave.

1–10 Write each abbreviation correctly.

1. October
2. avenue
3. Tuesday
4. doctor Smith
5. Thursday
6. mister Hill
7. December
8. April
9. mister Adams
10. street

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Name Date
Becoming Anything
He Wants to Be
Sentence Fluency: Combining Grammar: Connect to Writing

Words to Form a Series

Choppy Sentences Combined Nouns to Make a Series
He needs rope for climbing. He also He needs rope, gloves, and boots
needs gloves for climbing. He needs for climbing.
boots for climbing.

Choppy Sentences Combined Predicates to Make a Series

He wrestles. He scuba dives. He rides He wrestles, scuba dives, and
a bike. rides a bike.

Activity: Combine each group of sentences by forming a

series of nouns, verbs, or phrases. Write the new sentence on
the line. Add commas where necessary.
1. Erik climbs walls. He climbs mountains. He also climbs
hills.

2. Jose wants to share his success with his parents. He wants to share
it with his friends. He wants to share his success with his neighbors.

3. Maria never gave up. She never complained. She never made excuses.

4. Fong practiced in the morning. He practiced at night. He practiced

on the weekend.

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Becoming Anything
He Wants to Be
Focus Trait: Word Choice Writing: Word Choice

Read each step from instructions for starting a rock collection.

Rewrite the step with exact words and details to give more
information.

1. Step: Get a box.

With Exact Words and Details:

2. Step: Dig up some rocks.

With Exact Words and Details:

3. Step: Clean the rocks.

With Exact Words and Details:

4. Step: Put them away.

With Exact Words and Details:

5. Step: Read about the rocks.

With Exact Words and Details:

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