About this worksheet
Three columns headed a, i and o, and nine pictures to cut out and sort underneath: dog, pig, bag, box, cat, six, mop, van and pin. Each column takes exactly three.
Sorting asks something the earlier sheets do not, which is to compare sounds rather than work one word at a time. It is the same skill a child needs later for word families and rhyme. The even split is deliberate and doubles as a self-check, since a column with four pictures in it means something is in the wrong place. Short e and short u are left out on purpose: three columns is enough to think about at once.
What students will practice
- Sort words by the vowel sound in the middle
- Compare three short vowel sounds side by side
- Check that each column holds exactly three pictures
Details
- Grade level
- Kindergarten
- Subject
- Reading · Phonics
- Standard
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.K.2
- Pages
- 1
- Format
- PDF · US Letter and A4 included
- License
- Free for classroom use · Attribution appreciated
- Last updated
- September 17, 2026
