Prefix Patrol

Worksheet Description

Learners complete words by pairing beginnings (like blends and digraphs) with the “-ug” ending. A playful police theme turns building words into a mission. The page highlights how onsets combine with a shared rime to form many words. Students write the finished words on provided lines.

This construction task deepens phonics by showing parts working together. It improves decoding speed and encoding accuracy. Students analyze patterns, compare options, and choose the best fit-solid critical-thinking practice. The focus on onsets and rimes supports transfer to new word families.