CVC Short u Challenge Worksheets – Set 1 (No Writing)
This downloadable set of worksheets is designed to help your child learn CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) words. This set of worksheets is a perfect way to practice and master CVC words in a variety of ways.
These 5 printable pages help children aged 4–5 read and recognise CVC words such as bug, sun, cup, tub, mixing the short u word families (-ub, -ug, -um, -un, -ut).
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About This Worksheet
Word families are a great way to teach phonics, and mixing them is the best way to check what children really know. This challenge set brings together the short u word families (-ub, -ug, -um, -un, -ut), so children must read the whole word rather than guess from the ending.
There is no writing on these pages: children match, circle and search, which makes the set ideal for little ones who are still building pencil control.
Activities in This Pack
- Look at the pictures and draw a line to the matching word
- Word search with CVC words
- Beginning sounds: look at the picture and circle the first letter
- Matching picture: circle the picture that matches the word
- Matching word: circle the word that matches the picture
Skills Your Child Practises
- Reading CVC words
- Beginning sounds
- Visual discrimination
- Visual scanning
- Word recognition
- Fine motor control
How to Use This Worksheet
- Read the words aloud together before starting each page.
- Point to each picture and say its name slowly.
- For the word search, look for the first letter, then check the rest.
- Let children draw lines and circle answers; no writing is needed.
- Praise good listening and careful looking.
What’s Next?
Next, try the reading and writing challenge set, or go back to any single word family for extra practice. For more, see all our CVC worksheets.
Where This Worksheet Fits
This is a challenge set: it mixes word families, so it works best after children have practised each family on its own. Single word-family packs:
- -ub: No writing · Reading and writing
- -ug: No writing · Reading and writing
- -um: No writing · Reading and writing
- -un: No writing · Reading and writing
- -ut: No writing · Reading and writing
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who is this pack for?
Children aged 4–5 who know their letter sounds and have practised a few CVC word families.
What comes before this pack?
The single word-family packs for short u (start with the no-writing pages).
How many pages are in the pack?
This pack has 5 printable pages.
What do I need?
A printer and a pencil or crayon. No other materials are needed.
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