Reading · Ages 5–7 · 15 minutes

Mixed Short-Vowel CVC Pocket Sort

After focused vowel practice, children sort a mixed set by the sound they hear in the middle of each word.

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Today I am practising: discriminating all five short vowels in CVC words

Place map and cat in the short-a pocket.

Place hen and jet in the short-e pocket.

Place pig and fin in the short-i pocket.

Place log and fox in the short-o pocket.

Place sun and cup in the short-u pocket.

Add one new CVC word to two different pockets and underline each vowel.

Grown-up note: Ask your learner to explain one answer in their own words.

For the grown-up

How to teach this page

Step 1Cut the word cards in strips, or let the child copy instead of cutting.
Step 2Ask the child to say each word before choosing a pocket.
Step 3Review errors by comparing just the middle sounds.