Hard C and Soft C – Phonics Sorting Worksheet

Students read and sort C words by hard or soft sound, then glue the cards onto a mat with spelling cues.
Grades
Grades 1–2, Elementary
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Updated Jul 28, 2021

Subject
ELA, Phonics, Language Development
Topic
Hard C, Soft C
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This worksheet is perfect for students who are struggling to understand the difference between hard and soft C sounds. By sorting words into the correct category, students will be able to build their pronunciation skills and become more confident readers.

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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Classify sixteen words by hard- or soft-C sound

  • Use the following vowel as a cue when C appears before e, i, y, a, o, or u

  • Recognize soft C in words such as cent, city, rice, and mice

Teaching tips

  • Sort cent, city, and spicy first to establish the e, i, y soft-C pattern.

  • Read every glued word aloud after the sixteen-card sort is complete.

Skills covered

  • Sound classification — learners separate hard-C and soft-C examples

  • Orthographic pattern use — learners apply the vowel-after-C cue

  • Word analysis — learners locate the relevant C spelling within each word

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Core concepts

  • Hard and soft C sorting

  • Hard- and soft-C discrimination

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