Puzzle Detectives

Worksheet Description

In this worksheet, students complete a second word search focused on “eck”-family words. They look for peck, speck, wreck, croak, joke, and poke within the letter grid. Only some of the words share the “eck” pattern, encouraging careful comparison. Students enjoy the challenge of locating familiar patterns while filtering out distractor words.

This activity sharpens phonics discrimination by requiring students to distinguish true word-family matches from look-alike spellings. Searching the grid builds focus and improves visual tracking abilities. The inclusion of distractors strengthens analytical thinking as students decide which words truly follow the target pattern. This reinforces accuracy and confidence in foundational reading skills.

This worksheet is part of our eck word family worksheet series.