-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.

🧒 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 Family to Learn

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Word Play

ug, ug, ug, ug, ug

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.