There Are Ants! <ough>

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Creative Commons BY-NC Adapted from "Busy Ants" by Kanchan Bannerjee and Deepa Balsavar. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Free Decodable Reader with <ough> Words | There Are Ants!

Practice Words

Words with the 'ough' letter pattern, which can produce multiple different sounds.

tough rough enough
Page 1
A girl in a yellow dress and her brown dog watch a trail of ants marching in wavy lines across green grass.

Do you see what I see? Look at all these ants! Alright, let's find out why they are here!

Page 2
A curious child in yellow lies on the grass watching a line of ants march past, face close to the ground in wonder.

This one tells me that they need enough food to take home. But how much is enough?

Page 3
Two ants walk across orange desert sand toward a pair of roller skates, with another ant standing on top of the skates.

Naughty ants! Those are my roller skates! Roller skates aren't food.

Page 4
Two ants carry food on a red and white checkered picnic blanket near stacked sweets and a pile of orange treats.

They have found some food! Sweet candy and cookies, all very yummy. But is it enough?

Page 5
A strong ant carries an enormous green grape or ball high above its head against a soft blue and green background.

This ant must be tough. He can lift so much food all at once! Look at him go!

Page 6
A trail of ants marches across gray floor toward an open green pantry cupboard filled with jars of food and snacks.

They still don't have enough. They slip through the door of the cupboard to find more!

Page 7
A line of ants climbs up a green dresser following a scent trail toward a chocolate cake with a cherry on top.

They follow this smell. It's a good smell, and it leads them to cake. Will this be enough food?

Page 8
Ants march along a yellow wall following a scent trail while a hand with sponge and red bucket cleans the corner.

This smell is rough. It tells them to go away, or they might get hurt by the water!

Page 9
A crying girl sits on grass with her dog while ants march toward a dropped lollipop, following a scent trail.

Oh no! This smell led them straight to my snack! I really wanted to eat that.

Page 10
Hundreds of ants swarm over a sandy anthill, carrying colorful food bits up to the top of their mound.

Now they have enough food, and they can finally go back home. Bye bye, ants! But maybe go somewhere else next time.

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