Add Silent E Worksheet
This Add Silent E Worksheet helps 1st graders turn short-vowel words like cap, kit, and tub into long-vowel words by adding a silent e. Includes an answer key for quick, no-prep phonics practice.
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The silent e is a little letter with a big job: when you add it to the end of a short-vowel word, it makes the vowel say its own name. This Add Silent E Worksheet helps first graders see how words like cap, kit, and tub become cape, kite, and tube once a silent e is added. Understanding the magic e is a key early phonics skill that helps kids read and spell hundreds of long-vowel words.
This printable 1st grade long vowel worksheet gives students eight short-vowel words and asks them to add a silent e to build a brand-new word. Students read each word, add the silent e, and write the new long-vowel word on the line, then say both words aloud to hear the change. To use it, print the page and let students work on their own, with a partner, or in a small group, then check answers with the included answer key. It works well for morning work, a phonics center, or homework.
What’s Included
- 1 print-ready PDF worksheet
- Answer key
- 8 add-a-silent-e word-building items
There are three reasons this Add Silent E Worksheet helps kids learn. First, it isolates one clear pattern, so beginning readers can focus on exactly what silent e does. Second, pairing each short word with its long-vowel partner builds the sound-spelling connection kids need for fluent reading. Third, the built-in answer key lets students check their work and build confidence as they go.
Teachers and parents can keep the silent e fun going in lots of ways. Make word cards for cap and cape and flip a paper e onto the end to watch words transform. Go on a silent e hunt in a favorite storybook and list the long-vowel words you find. Build a silent e sundae, play a matching game with short and long word pairs, or challenge kids to think of their own silent e words. These hands-on activities turn one small letter into big reading wins.
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