Week 30 of 36 · 10 words · ages 15–16

10th Grade spelling words, week 30: ough and augh

In every one of these the gh after ou or au is silent, but the vowel sound changes from word to word, so each must be learned.
borough
A town or district with its own local government.
furlough
A leave of absence from duty or work.
drought
A long spell with very little rain.
fraught
Filled with tension or danger.
thoroughfare
A main road for traffic.
doughty
Brave and determined.
bough
A large branch of a tree.
onslaught
A fierce attack.
haughty
Proud and looking down on others.
distraught
Deeply upset and distressed.

Ten minutes a day this week

Short and daily beats long and once. A word met on five separate days is remembered; a word met five times on Thursday night mostly is not.

  1. Monday

    Read the list together. Say each word, clap its syllables and find the pattern in it.

  2. Tuesday

    Look, say, cover, write, check — each word once from memory, then check the letters.

  3. Wednesday

    Use every word in a sentence, out loud or on paper, so each one means something.

  4. Thursday

    Practice test: a grown-up reads each word aloud. Circle the misses for tomorrow.

  5. Friday

    The test. One try per word, no letters given. The circled words go first.

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