25 no-prep CVCe word sorts to help students master long vowel sounds and silent e!

This essential set includes 5 high-utility phonics skills comparing short vowels to their CVCe counterparts — with 5 engaging sort types per skill. That’s 25 printable phonics activities to use in small groups, intervention, centers, or independent practice

All words are fully decodable and designed to align with the Science of Reading, with a clear focus on phoneme-grapheme mapping and vowel sound contrast.

If your students are struggling to hear and apply long vowel sounds with silent e, these sorts offer systematic, hands-on support to bridge the gap.

✨ What’s Included:

• 5 CVCe phonics skills covering:
  • 🔤 Short vs. Long Vowel Contrasts with Silent E (e.g., cap vs. cape, kit vs. kite)
  • 🌀 Mixed review set (practice all four vowel pairs together)

🖐️ 5 Sort Types for Every Skill:

• Picture Sort – Sort by vowel sound using images only (includes picture key!)
• Word Sort – Decode and sort printed CVC vs. CVCe words
• Written Word Sort – Read, sort, write, and re-read (with fluency prompt)
• Word Hunt & Sort – Find long vowel words “in the wild” and sort them
• Listen & Write Sort – Dictation sort using a teacher script
  

🖨️ That’s 25 no-prep, printable sorts — just print and teach!

💡 Flexible Use:

Use one sort each day of the week to reinforce a single skill

OR use the different formats to differentiate across student needs

Perfect for:

✅ Word Work

✅ Phonics Intervention

✅ Centers & Small Groups

✅ Homework & Take-Home Practice

✅ Assessments (encoding, dictation, and more)

📂 Includes a clickable Table of Contents so you can quickly find and print what you need.

🎯 Fully aligned to the Science of Reading, with emphasis on mapping long vowel patterns and understanding the role of silent e.

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These CVCe Word Sorts help your students make the critical shift from short to long vowels — with structure, repetition, and confidence.