Phonics Word Sorts

Enhance understanding of how sounds and letters relate and reinforce phonics skills with Phonics Word Sorts.

Instructional Tips
  • Build automaticity of letter-sound relationships: Sort words by graphemes (letters) or phonemes (sounds) individually or in groups.
  • Highlight patterns and categories: Discuss relationships students observe, including how and why they sorted the cards.
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Letter Sorts

Starts with ch / Starts with sh

Starts with b / Starts with h

Starts with b / Ends with b

Starts with d / Starts with b

Starts with f / Starts with t

Starts with m / Ends with m

Starts with r / Ends with r

Starts with t / Ends with t

Starts with w / Starts with m

Starts with p / Ends with p

Ends in -ck / Ends in -ch

Ends in -ed / Ends in -ing

Ends in -s / Ends in -es

Ends with -en / Ends with -an

Ends with -an / Ends with -ad

Ends with -am / Ends with -an

Ends with -et / Ends with -it

Ends with -ing / Ends with -ink

Prefix re- / Starts with re

Silent Consonants gn_, kn_, wr_

Sound Sorts

Short /a/, Long /a/ vowel sounds

Short /e/, Long /e/ vowel sounds

Short /i/, Long /i/ vowel sounds

Short /o/, Long /o/ vowel sounds

Short /u/, Long /u/ vowel sounds

Variant Vowel /oo/ in hoop, /oo/ in good

Variant Vowel /o/ in walk, Long Vowel /o/ in glow

Diphthongs /oi/, /ou/

R-controlled /o/ in storm, /ur/ in curl

R-controlled /ar/ in care, /ar/ in car

Initial Hard c / Soft c

Initial Open Syllable, Initial Closed Syllable