-ug Word Family

👩‍🏫 Teacher’s Guide

Objective

Students will read and use -ug family words to build phonics and fluency.

Vocabulary

bug, hug, mug, rug, tug

Teaching Notes

• Blend onsets with -ug.
• Read the story aloud and highlight -ug words.
• Practice onset-rime segmentation with students.

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🧒 Student Worksheet

Helping Material

Reading Story with Word Family

A bug sits on a rug by a mug. I give the bug a little hug. Dad will tug the rug to clean it. The mug tips, but we plug the jug. The bug is snug on the rug.

Word Play

ug, ug, ug, ug, ug

Word Family to Learn

, , , ,

Sentences to Fill In

A sits on a by a .

I give the a little .

Dad will the to clean it.

The tips, but we plug the jug.

The is snug on the .

Activities

• Act out or illustrate the story.
• Write two new sentences with -ug words.

Games

• “Missing Letter”: fill in the hidden onsets in Word Play.
• “Speed Build”: say each full word out loud after filling in.

Reflection

• My favorite -ug word today is:
• Now make your own sentence using some of the -ug words you learned.