Match the words to the sentences:

That night I told Clifford I wished he would grow up to be a big healthy dog. I told him I loved him.

Next morning he looked bigger to me. He seemed to have an easier time eating his dog food. And his collar wasn’t so loose. In fact, by the time Daddy got home, the collar was too small.

By bedtime, Clifford’s tiny basket seemed a little too small (1)__________ him. So I let him sleep on my pillow again. That (2)__________  a mistake.

Next morning Mommy thought Clifford looked different. Daddy said, “I think he is growing.”

I decided to take Clifford for a walk. At the corner, I saw a big dog coming. I knew I should pick Clifford up so the big dog couldn’t hurt him.

I shouldn’t have worried.

Clifford really was growing. We ran home to show Mommy how big he was.

Had our apartment grown smaller?

Daddy couldn’t believe it. We put Clifford in the garden to sleep that night.

In the morning the lady upstairs called us. It was about Clifford.

In fact, all the neighbors were starting to notice him.

The landlord called (3)__________ police. They came to see Clifford. They said Clifford would have to go. But how? He couldn’t go through the door.

There was just one way to get him out of our garden.

We sent him to live with my uncle who lived in the country. I was sad. I missed my puppy. And he missed (4)__________.

One day, we got a surprise. (5)__________  uncle wanted Daddy to come work with him in the country. We moved right away.

Clifford was waiting for me. I said, “Clifford, stop growing. You are just right.”

“So,” I said to Martha, “That’s how I got my dog. Tell me again how you got your dog.”

Martha said, “Forget it.”

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answers:

That night I told Clifford I wished he would grow up to be a big healthy dog. I told him I loved him.

Next morning he looked bigger to me. He seemed to have an easier time eating his dog food. And his collar wasn’t so loose. In fact, by the time Daddy got home, the collar was too small.

By bedtime, Clifford’s tiny basket seemed a little too small (1)for him. So I let him sleep on my pillow again. That (2)was a mistake.

Next morning Mommy thought Clifford looked different. Daddy said, “I think he is growing.”

I decided to take Clifford for a walk. At the corner, I saw a big dog coming. I knew I should pick Clifford up so the big dog couldn’t hurt him.

I shouldn’t have worried.

Clifford really was growing. We ran home to show Mommy how big he was.

Had our apartment grown smaller?

Daddy couldn’t believe it. We put Clifford in the garden to sleep that night.

In the morning the lady upstairs called us. It was about Clifford.

In fact, all the neighbors were starting to notice him.

The landlord called (3)the police. They came to see Clifford. They said Clifford would have to go. But how? He couldn’t go through the door.

There was just one way to get him out of our garden.

We sent him to live with my uncle who lived in the country. I was sad. I missed my puppy. And he missed (4)me.

One day, we got a surprise. (5)My uncle wanted Daddy to come work with him in the country. We moved right away.

Clifford was waiting for me. I said, “Clifford, stop growing. You are just right.”

“So,” I said to Martha, “That’s how I got my dog. Tell me again how you got your dog.”

Martha said, “Forget it.”

Order of the Slides (Teacher’s Script)

1. That night I told Clifford I wished he would grow up to be a big healthy dog.
2. I told him I loved him.
3. Next morning he looked bigger to me.
4. He seemed to have an easier time eating his dog food.
5. And his collar wasn’t so loose.
6. In fact, by the time Daddy got home,
7. the collar was too small.
8. By bedtime,
9. Clifford’s tiny basket seemed a little too small for him.
10. So I let him sleep on my pillow again.
11. That was a mistake.
12. Next morning Mommy thought Clifford looked different.
13. Daddy said, “I think he is growing.”
14. I decided to take Clifford for a walk.
15. At the corner, I saw a big dog coming.
16. I knew I should pick Clifford up so the big dog couldn’t hurt him.
17. I shouldn’t have worried.
18. Clifford really was growing.
19. We ran home to show Mommy how big he was.
20. Had our apartment grown smaller?
21. Daddy couldn’t believe it.
22. We put Clifford in the garden to sleep that night.
23. In the morning the lady upstairs called us.
24. It was about Clifford.
25. In fact, all the neighbors were starting to notice him.
26. The landlord called the police.
27. They came to see Clifford.
28. They said Clifford would have to go.
29. But how?
30. He couldn’t go through the door.
31. There was just one way to get him out of our garden.
32. We sent him to live with my uncle who lived in the country.
33. I was sad.
34. I missed my puppy.
35. And he missed me.
36. One day, we got a surprise.
37. My uncle wanted Daddy to come work with him in the country.
38. We moved right away.
39. Clifford was waiting for me.
40. I said, “Clifford, stop growing.
41. You are just right.”
42. “So,” I said to Martha,
43. “That’s how I got my dog.
44. Tell me again how you got your dog.”
45. Martha said, “Forget it.”