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Word Sort Notebook

Instructions:Choose a Notebook Cover PageYou’ll find both full-page and half-page notebook covers. Students will color their cover, cut it out on the dotted line and glue onto the front of their notebook.

Create Some StorageSince your students will be completing each sort several times, they’ll need somewhere to keep their cards until they are ready to glue them into their notebooks. I always like to glue or tape a small envelope onto the inside of the front cover and use it as a pocket. To make it even easier for your kiddos to keep track of their cards, use a snack-sized baggie to hold the cards and place the baggie into the envelope.

SORTs 1-6:

SORTs 7-10:

Option #1: Picture Sort

Glue the heading at the top of the page. Then, cut apart the picture cards included in the workbook (discarding the sorting cards) and glue under the appropriate letter.

Option #2: Word Sort

Glue the heading at the top of the page. Then, cut apart the word cards and glue under the appropriate letter.

Sorting Words & Pictures

Glue the heading at the top of the page. Then, sort both the words and pictures and glue underneath the appropriate heading.

SORTs 11-50:Word Sort

Glue the heading at the top of the page. Then, cut apart the word cards and glue under the appropriate category.

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a a oddball

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i i oddball

SORT #2Long and Short -i

i i oddball

SORT #2Long and Short -i

i i oddball

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o o oddball

SORT #3Long and Short -o

o o oddball

SORT #3Long and Short -o

o o oddball

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u u oddball

SORT #4Long and Short -u

u u oddball

SORT #4Long and Short -u

u u oddball

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e e oddball

SORT #5Long and Short -e

e e oddball

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e e oddball

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crab flag skate

plate foot map

man frame chain

hat shave game

bat rain rake

bag snai l snake

grass grapes

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f ish zip pie

dive l id drive

fire net l ips

sl ide vine hi l l

h ive five twins

nine prize swim

smi le bride

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rock clock smoke

ghost web mop

box toes coat

dot road soap

lock nose hose

fox robe boat

goat top

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u u oddball

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rug plug glue

shoe skate thumb

sun suit f lute

tub drum spoon

fruit bug gum

mule roof truck

nut moon

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e e oddball

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sled leg fork

vest deer jeep

bel l cheese wheel

seal queen dress

desk sheep sleep

sweep nest peas

tree

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tape bee b ike

cone cube cane

tree br ide rose

f lute snake

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SORT #7Short -a vs. Long -a (CVCe)

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mad make

fast hand what

snap last

page came

grass face

name rake ask

same made sack

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i i oddball

SORT #8Short -i vs. Long -i (CVCe)

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dish five

rich mice prize

gift hike

whi le f l ip

thin swim

nice drive spi l l

n ine give

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o o oddball

SORT #9Short -o vs. Long -o (CVCe)

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rock nose

job hope those

hot hose

joke home

come hole

some spot chop

stove woke broke

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u u oddball

SORT #10Short –u vs. Long –u (CVCe)

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drum cute

use huge just

jump hunt

shut tube

tune such

club June rude

flute put

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CVCSho r t

CVCeLong oddball

SORT #11Short Versus Long Review

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which note mule

done wax rule

these skin safe

crab wife lots

cape tide gum

have drip vote

race crop wipe

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-ck -ke -k

SORT #12Final /k/ Sound Spelled –ck, -ke, or -k

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kick take took

bike sick lock

shook shake duck

duke spoke pack

strike cook l ick

sock smoke look

truck l ike book

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a CVC a CVCe a CVVC oddball

SORT #13Short –a and Long –a (CVCe and CVVC)

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space rain black

mane tale brain

paint p lace rash

blame train main

fa int want chain

camp tai l sa id

frame flash

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o CVC o CVCe o CVVC

SORT #14Short –o and Long –o (CVCe and CVVC)

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box road rode

chose boat love

goat soap knock

slope foam load

whole one goal

stop toad coat

float drop stone

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u CVC u CVCe u CVVC oo CVVC

SORT #15Short –u and Long –u (CVCe and CVVC)

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cube food fru it

crust bloom smooth

suit from dude

skunk broom mood

bump ju ice trust

bui ld moon prune

spoon tooth

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e CVC ee CVVC ea CVVC

SORT #16Short –e and Long –e (CVVC)

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next seem eat

green team been

sleep web speak

clean keep sweep

teeth heat week

weak less set

leaf teach feet

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e CVC ea CVVC ee CVVC ea CVVC

SORT #17Short -e (CVC and CVVC) and Long –e (CVVC)

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when dead trees

each reach head

queen east street

bread seat dream

great lead steam

sled sweet breath

beach death

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wait read need

beast toast whee l

sheep leak coast

tra i l deaf three

neat moan sheets

meant ra i l cheek

pea throat dread

cream sa i l thread

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a CVC a CVCe ai CVVC ay CVV

SORT #19Short -a and Long –a (CVCe, CVVC –ai, and –ay)

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day trade nai l

g lass stay raise

grain brave play

clay stand slave

they tray may

gray gain taste

aid say shape

past pray

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o CVC o CVCe oa CVVC ow CVV

SORT #20Short -o and Long –o (CVCe, CVVC –oa, and –ow)

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froze coal show

long slow globe

coach blow grow

whose snow roast

f low throw row

stock close oat

mow know wrote

roam loaf

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u CVC ew CVV ue CVV

SORT #21Short –u and Long –u (Open Syllable –ew and -ue)

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thumb new blue

grew truth flue

plump chew do

due brush glue

few junk true

stuck flew stew

knew crew blew

dew trunk sew

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i CVC i CVCe igh CVVC y = i CV

SORT #22Short -i and Long –i (CVCe, CVVC –igh, and –y)

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might quick why

white h igh night

twice quite cry

bright sky quit

f ight f ly f l ight

s ight f ine try

l ive write s igh

shy r ight

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i CVC i VCC o VCC o VCC

SORT #23Short -i and Long –i (VCC) with Short –o and Long –o (VCC)

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f ind most f i lm

lost chi ld moth

cost both k ind

rol l f ist cold

scold gold told

wi ld soft post

fr iend wind bl ind

ghost mind

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CVCC CVVC CVCe CV& CVVOpen Syllable

SORT #24Review of Long-Vowel Patterns

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sold bleed wave

f low hold steep

tone clue grind

sneak sl ide dry

crow bind school

ja i l soak scene

drew l ight pool

way feast

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ar are air oddball

SORT #25ar, are, air

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care hair part

fa ir start harm

pare chair wear

sharp pair stare

where dark square

hare pear heart

shark fare bear

stair bare

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her deer hear

heard fear spear

steer earth herd

c lear here cheer

perch peer fern

dear year near

learn germ clerk

there term

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ir ire ier

SORT #27ir, ire, ier

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gir l f ire drier

third bird birth

t ire fl ier shirt

f ir whir l h ire

pl iers swir l th irst

chirp crier skirt

their twir l wire

dirt fur first

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or ore oar w + or

SORT #28or, ore, oar, w + or

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form more board

work four horn

store roar word

north shore soar

world f loor corn

fork wore worm

door storm sore

tore oar

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ur ure ur - e oddball

SORT #29ur, ure, ur-e

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turn sure curve

pure burn hurt

curl church were

nurse cure purse

hurl burst churn

curse surf purr

curb blurt lure

urge

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ar r or

SORT #30Review of ar, Schwa-plus-r, and or

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jar earn thorn

search warm hoarse

hard pearl horse

worth core worn

worst chore snore

warn sir yarn

spur score lurk

march bore boar

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long -o oi oy

SORT #31Long –o, -oi, -oy

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point boy soi l

noise soy spoi l

jo in coi l joy

foi l moist joint

boi l toy voice

coin broi l c loak

choke oi l stole

choice loan bowl

whole

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oo oo oddball

SORT #32oo, oo

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good soon crook

fool wood could

noon groom hood

root stood tool

hook troop route

hoop should brook

stool proof wool

would soot roost

cool

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aw au o

SORT #33aw, au, o

saw cause lawn

caught paws straw

fault law claw

sauce taught draw

laugh haul pause

song haunt hawk

crawl dawn cross

vault shawl cloth

frost

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wa al ou

SORT #34wa, al, ou

watch smal l thought

walk salt wash

though calm bought

wand talk stalk

bald wasp fought

swap chalk stal l

ought swat brought

cough also almost

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ou ow oddball

SORT #35ou, ow

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out how cloud

clown growl round

down tough ground

brown owl found

shout drown rough

frown gown mouth

plow south through

couch scout town

count

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kn wr gn

SORT #36Silent Beginning Consonant kn, wr, gn

knife write gnat

rap knack wreck

known wrist knot

gnaw ring wrap

knob knit wren

wrong knight knead

kneel knelt knee

wreath wring gnome

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scr str spr

SORT #37Triple r-Blends scr, str, spr

screen strong spring

strange spray scram

sprain strap strict

stress scream scrap

sprout scrape string

stripe struck spread

scratch stream straight

stretch strength

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thr shr squ

SORT #38Consonant Digraphs Plus r-Blends and squ

three shred square

shrink throw throne

squint threw shrank

through squish thrown

squash shriek squeeze

thri l l shrimp squirt

squeak threat squirm

shrub squawk shrunk

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softc

hardc

softg

hardg

SORT #39Hard and Soft c and g

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city card giant

gave cease gui lt

code gem gym

golf goose cart

guess cel l cub

germ guest cent

calf guide gist

circ le center

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-ce -ve -se -ze

SORT #40Final e: -ce, -ve, -se, -ze

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chance move please

freeze tease leave

glove choose dance

fence shove loose

glance piece cheese

peace prince solve

bounce prove house

snooze twelve seize

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dge ge r, l ,n + ge

SORT #41dge, ge

edge age large

badge stage charge

range ridge rage

cage pledge bulge

lodge fudge huge

change judge bridge

ledge sponge dodge

hedge plunge surge

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tch ch r, l ,n + ch

SORT #42tch, ch

catch reach lunch

coach bench witch

pitch beach torch

gulch speech which

sketch screech roach

fetch match branch

porch crunch hutch

rich switch much

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a- be-

SORT #43High-Frequency Words Starting with a- and be-

away before again

because ago between

around begin bel ieve

about al ive become

beyond ahead beside

across below asleep

afraid began behind

above along

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not is have will

SORT #44Contractions

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couldn’t who’s could’ve

they’ll wouldn’t there’s

would’ve that’ll aren’t

here’s should’ve this’ll

weren’t where’s might’ve

she’ll doesn’t he’ll

hasn’t you’ll don’t

what’s who’ll

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+ s + es

SORT #45Plural Endings s and es

dishes eyes stitches

boxes bushes places

pages wishes classes

glasses r iches dresses

gir ls taxes houses

bosses coaches f lashes

speeches months badges

pieces plants lunches

inches

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/d/ / id/ /t/

SORT #46Three Sounds of the Past Tense ed

prayed waited picked

jumped loaded rained

needed snowed walked

screamed melted bumped

turned missed started

passed mai led twisted

cleaned handed dressed

dusted yel led asked

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a-e ai oddball

SORT #47Long –a Homophones

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mane pale made

pain p la in their

ha ir main pane

male ai l mai l

pa i l maid ale

p lane sale waste

there waist sai l

maze hare they’re

maize

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days ate way

wade bear wa it

s lay va in brake

e ight daze weighed

ve in we igh re ign

pa ir s le igh we ight

stake ra in steak

break vane bare

pare re in pear

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ee ea oddball

SORT #49Long –e Homophones

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sees sweet beet

f lee feet heal

steal seas cheap

need suite f lea

beat creek scene

heel seize deer

steel creak cheep

meat seen meet

knead feat dear

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d ie loan rose

by wr ite dye

groan board s ide

rows clothes s ite

close r ight grown

n ight s ighed buy

bored s ight lone

a is le kn ight I ’ l l

bye thyme t ime

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