The ug Family Set
Written by Cherry Carl Illustrated by Ron Leishman
Images©Toonaday.com/Toonclipart.com
--uugg WWoorrdd FFaammiillyy LLiisstt bug lug smug
chug mug snug
drug plug thug
dug pug tug*
glug rug
hug shrug
jug slug
Snug Bug (Tune: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star)
Lollie’s a likeable ladybug!
She plays all day with bugs and slugs.
She gives her friends a great big hug,
then pulls her wings with a little tug.
She takes a nap, that sleepy bug.
She’s as snug as a bug on a rug!
Cut and Paste: ug
tug plug
mug bug
dug glug
hug thug
See, Say, Spell and Write
ladybug
Finish and Write
Say the name of each picture. If the picture belongs in the –ug family and rhymes
with tug, add –ug to finish writing the word.
d
ch
t
h
b
pl
gl
c
th
Circle and Write
Look at the picture in each box. Circle the word that matches the picture. Write
the word on the lines.
1.
dug
drag
2.
tag
tug
3.
hug
hog
4.
pug
plug
5.
bug
bag
X’s and O’s
Directions for teacher/parent: Students circle each picture that ends
with the –ug rime. They make an x on each picture that does not end with
the -ug rime.
More X’s and O’s
Directions to teacher/parent: Students circle each picture that ends with
the –ug rime and write the word in the box. If the picture does not end with
the –ug rime, students make an x over the picture.
Cloze the Gap! (ug)
Read the following sentences, saying the word “tug”
when you come to a blank space. Use words from the ug
family to fill in the blanks and make sense. Reread your
sentences to double check your choices!
1. Mom bought a new for the floor in my room.
2. your ears when there’s too much noise.
3. Can we play -of-war at P.E. time today?
4. Grandma always gives me a and a kiss when I see her.
5. We bought a of apple cider at the farm.
6. Dad drinks his coffee in a big on the way to work.
7. Yuck! That feels slimy!
8. If you drop your trash, you’re a .
9. The street workers a big hole for a pipe.
10. Lady , lady , fly away home!
11. My sister likes to draw, so we call her a .
12. People their shoulders when they don’t know the
answer.
Word Bank
hug bug dug litterbug plug tug
mug jug slug doodlebug shrug rug
Configuration Station
Word Bank
jug plug mug lug
glug bug tug slug
hug rug snug dug
Crossword Puzzle: ug
1 2 3
4 5
6 7
8
9 10
Across Down
1. gang member; criminal 1. pull
4. red and black beetle 2. cuddle
6. small carpet 3. raise your shoulders
7. bottle or pitcher 4. carry something heavy
9. cozy 5. insect
10. drink quickly 8. a small dog with a flat face
Word Bank
bug thug glug pug lug tug
shrug rug hug snug jug ladybug
ug Word Search
s h r u g w z x k v
n q u a l u g o a h
u o g v u w q z y u
g k z x g k d r u g
q p u g a w x o q y
z l a v t h u g a x
j u g x u w a v z b
k g q o g k y w f u
z o w v q o s l u g
s m u g a z y k v w
bug drug hug jug lug mug plug
pug rug tug slug snug thug smug
shrug glug
Score With Scrabble! SCORE
Bug
Chug
Dug
Glug
Hug
Jug
Lug
Mug
Plug
Rug
slug
snug
1
7
2
8
3
9
4
10
5
11
6
12
WORD BANK hug pug glug tug plug chug
dug slug mug bug rug jug
Alphabet Avenue
Place the words below in alphabetical order.
ug Partner Puzzle
pl ug
t ug
h ug
b ug
r ug
m ug
plug
hug
tug
bug
bug
mug
rug
lug
glug
thug
dug
smug
snug
ug Words and Pictures for Sorts and Stuff
-ug Pictures and Words
-ug Pictures and Words
bug
-ug Pictures and Words
-ug Pictures and Words
hug
-ug Pictures and Words
-ug Pictures and Words
tug
-ug Pictures and Words
-ug Pictures and Words
plug
ug Words and Pictures for Sorts and Stuff
-ug Pictures and Words
-ug Pictures and Words
mug
-ug Pictures and Words
-ug Pictures and Words
rug
-ug Pictures and Words
-ug Pictures and Words
thug
-ug Pictures and Words
-ug Pictures and Words
dug
ug Words and Pictures for Sorts and Stuff
-ug Pictures and Words
-ug Pictures and Words
lug
-ug Pictures and Words
-ug Pictures and Words
glug
-ug Pictures and Words
-ug Pictures and Words
slug
-ug Pictures and Words
-ug Pictures and Words
smug
ug Words and Pictures for Sorts and Stuff
-ug Pictures and Words
-ug Pictures and Words
snug
-ug Pictures and Words
-ug Pictures and Words
bug
-ug Pictures and Words
shrug
-ug Pictures and Words
chug
-ug Pictures and Words
ladybug
-ug Pictures and Words
jug
ug Family Word Slide
ug
ug Family Word Slide
(Sound Blending)
Print on vellum, cut, and laminate for durability. Cut the top and bottom slits to the left
of the rime chunk for the slide. Model proper use for students: blending to form and
say new words.
b
ch
d
gl
h
j
l
m
pl
p
shr
sl
sm
sn
th
t
What’s it Worth? (ug) (cut, spell, glue)
u 1
g 2
t
3
l 4
h 6
m 4
p 3
b 5
u 1
u 1
u 1
u 1
g 2
g 2
g 2
g 2
My ug Book
My ug Book
ug Family Stationery
Write sentences or a story with –ug words of your choice.
bug, chug, drug, dug, glug, hug, jug, lug, mug, plug,
pug, rug, shrug, slug, smug, snug, thug, tug
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