Adding Silent E Worksheet
This Adding Silent E Worksheet gives 1st graders fun practice turning short-vowel CVC words into long-vowel words like cape, kite, and hope. Includes a complete answer key — perfect for no-prep phonics practice at home or in class.
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This Adding Silent E Worksheet helps first graders discover how one small letter can completely change a word. When a silent e is added to the end of a short-vowel word, the vowel says its long name and a brand-new word appears — cap becomes cape, kit becomes kite, and hop becomes hope. Practicing this magic-e pattern builds the phonics and decoding skills young readers need to sound out and spell longer words with confidence.
This 1st grade CVC worksheet gives students hands-on practice in two clear parts. First, they add a silent e to each short-vowel word and write the new long-vowel word on the line. Then they read a set of words and fill in the bubble to show whether they hear a short or long vowel sound. Teachers can use it for independent practice, small-group phonics centers, or a quick homework review, and the included answer key makes checking every response fast and easy.
What’s Included
- 1 print-ready PDF worksheet
- Answer key
- 8 silent e and short-versus-long vowel activities
There are three big reasons this adding silent e worksheet works so well for early readers. First, it connects a spelling change to a sound change, so students truly understand why the vowel shifts from short to long. Second, writing each new CVCe word strengthens spelling and fine-motor handwriting at the same time. Third, the short-versus-long bubble activity sharpens listening skills and helps children hear the difference between words like pin and pine or bug and cube.
Teachers and parents can keep the silent e fun going in lots of ways. Build words with letter cards or magnetic tiles and slide a silent e onto the end to watch the word transform. Play a quick sorting game with short-vowel and long-vowel word cards, or go on a silent e hunt through a favorite storybook. Saying each pair out loud — mad and made, tub and tube — helps children hear how that powerful silent letter changes everything.
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