ELA · Phonics
Phonics: Long Vowels and Silent E
Add a magic silent e to turn short-vowel words into long-vowel words: cap to cape, kit to kite.
- 🎓 Grades 1–2
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- 📐 RF.1.3.C
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Add a silent e to "cap". What new word do you get?
- A cape
- B clap
- C cope
- D cup
Add a silent e to "kit". What new word do you get?
- A knit
- B kitten
- C kite
- D kits
Add a silent e to "hop". What new word do you get?
- A hope
- B hoop
- C hops
- D hip
Add a silent e to "cut". What new word do you get?
- A cute
- B cuts
- C cot
- D cat
Add a silent e to "tub". What new word do you get?
- A tube
- B tab
- C tuba
- D tubs
Add a silent e to "pin". What new word do you get?
- A pine
- B pen
- C pint
- D pain
Add a silent e to "not". What new word do you get?
- A knot
- B nut
- C note
- D net
Add a silent e to "man". What new word do you get?
- A moon
- B mane
- C men
- D many
Add a silent e to "rid". What new word do you get?
- A red
- B ride
- C rod
- D rider
Which word has a long a sound?
- A lack
- B lock
- C lake
- D luck
Which word has a long i sound?
- A fun
- B fan
- C five
- D fin
Which word has a long o sound?
- A rope
- B rub
- C rap
- D rip
Which word has a long u sound?
- A mud
- B mug
- C mule
- D must
Which word has a long e sound?
- A then
- B them
- C these
- D ten
In "bike", what does the e at the end do?
- A Adds a new syllable
- B Makes the i say its name
- C Says "eh"
- D Makes the word plural
The silent e makes the vowel before it long.
Which word has a silent e?
- A hot
- B home
- C hen
- D hug
Which of these words ends in a silent e?
- A got
- B get
- C gate
- D gut
What vowel sound is in "bone"?
- A long o
- B short u
- C long u
- D short o
What vowel sound is in "smile"?
- A long a
- B short i
- C long e
- D long i
What vowel sound is in "flute"?
- A short o
- B short u
- C long u
- D long o
What vowel sound is in "plate"?
- A long i
- B long e
- C long a
- D short a
Which pair shows a short vowel, then a long vowel?
- A tame, take
- B top, tip
- C tap, tape
- D tape, tap
Which word fits? I can fly a ___.
- A kite
- B kick
- C kit
- D kid
Which word fits? My dog chews a ___.
- A ban
- B bend
- C bin
- D bone
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