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DIRECTIONS: Read the story. Find the twenty misspelled words and circle them. Then, on the
numbered lines, write the correct spelling for each circled word.

Why Women Wash the Dishes

by Filomena Colendrino

Once upon a time in Santa Rosa, there was a couple named Hugo and Imelda. People around
there called them Ka Ugong and Ka Maldang. They had a big argument every day about washing
dishes after meals. Imelda got mad at Hugo for not helping with the dishes, and sometimes she
even chased him with a broom. It got so bad that Hugo would run to his friend's house to hide
until Imelda calmed down.

One day, after finishing lunch, Hugo said he wouldn't wash dishes anymore because he worked
hard in the fields. Imelda didn't like that and they argued again. Hugo thought he had a clever
idea to stop the fights. He suggested a bet: whoever spoke first after saying "Begin" would
always have to wash the dishes. Imelda agreed, thinking it might be a good way to settle things.

As soon as the bet started, both of them sat quietly at the table, staring at each other. They
ignored everything around them, even when their cat meowed for food and jumped on the drying
dishes. Time passed, and they didn't say a word. Their neighbors got worried and tried talking to
them, but Hugo and Imelda stayed silent.

A herb man was called to break what he thought was a spell on the couple. He tried a ritual, but
it didn't work. The herb man suggested burying them to keep their souls in peace and stop the
supposed spell from spreading. The villagers quickly made rough coffins, ready to bury them at
sunrise.

Just when they were about to put Hugo and Imelda in the coffins, Imelda couldn't stay quiet any
longer. She stood up, shouted at everyone, and protested against the burial. Hugo took advantage
of her breaking the silence and declared himself the winner of the bet, happily celebrating that he
would never wash dishes again.

Amid the chaos, Imelda, frustrated, tried to hit Hugo with the coffin lid, but he escaped with his
neighbors, proudly saying he won the bet and would never wash dishes. And so, the daily
arguments over washing dishes in Santa Rosa took an unexpected turn.

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ANSWER KEY

Why Women Wash the Dishes

by Filomena Colendrino

Once upon a time in Santa Rosa, there was a cuhple named Hugo and Imelda. People around
there called them Ka Ugong and Ka Maldang. They had a big argument every day about
washeng dishes after meals. Imelda got mad at Hugo for not helping with the dishes, and
sometimes she even chased him with a bromm. It got so bad that Hugo would run to his friend's
house to hide until Imelda calmed down.

One day, after finishing lunch, Hugo said he wouldn't wash deeshes anymore because he worked
hard in the fieldz. Imelda didn't like that and they argued again. Hugo thought he had a clever
ideeah to stop the fights. He suggested a bet: whoever spoke first after saying "Begin" would
always have to wash the dishes. Imelda agreed, thengking it might be a good way to settle things.

As soon as the bet started, both of them zat quietly at the tayble, staring at each other. They
ignored everything around them, even when their cat meowed for food and jumped on the drying
dishes. Time passed, and they didn't say a wurd. Their neighbors got worried and tried talking to
them, but Hugo and Imelda stayed zilent.

A herb man was called to breac what he thought was a spell on the couple. He tried a ritual, but
it didn't work. The herb man suggested burying them to keep their suolz in peace and stop the
supposed spell from spreading. The villagers quickly made rough coffins, ready to bory them at
sunrise.

Just when they were about to put Hugo and Imelda in the cufin, Imelda couldn't stay quite any
longer. She stood up, shouted at everyone, and protested against the boreal. Hugo took
advantage of her breaking the silence and declared himself the winner of the bet, hapily
celebrating that he would never wash dishes again.

Amid the chaos, Imelda, frustrated, tried to het Hugo with the coffin lid, but he escappeed with
his neighbors, proudly saying he wun the bet and would never wash dishes. And so, the daily
arguments over washing dishes in Santa Rosa took an unexpected turn.

1. ______________ 6. ______________ 11. ______________ 16. ______________

2. ______________ 7. ______________ 12. ______________ 17. ______________

3. ______________ 8. ______________ 13. ______________ 18. ______________

4. ______________ 9. ______________ 14. ______________ 19. ______________

5. ______________ 10. _____________ 15. ______________ 20. ______________