CVC Word Sort: Real and Nonsense Words

Give your students hands-on word study practice with these cut-and-paste short vowel CVC word sort worksheets! Designed for kindergarten and first-grade learners, these phonics worksheets give students engaging practice decoding short vowel CVC words. Learners will need to read the words and determine if they are real words or nonsense words, sorting them into the correct category. Early readers need to rely on decoding skills when reading new words, and the nonsense words provided are a great way to expose learners to different sound combinations while helping them understand that letters represent sound.