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Magic 'e' Spelling Patterns

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Magic 'e' Spelling Patterns

A silent e at the end can make the vowel in a short word say its name: tap becomes tape. Read each whole word carefully.

Build a magic-e word

Add e to the end of each word. Write the new word.

1.Add e to mad to make a word with a long a sound.
2.Add e to hop to make a word with a long o sound.
3.Add e to cut to make a word with a long u sound.
4.Add e to rid to make a word with a long i sound.

Choose the word that fits

Read each sentence and select the correctly spelled word that completes it.

5.After school, Hemi will _____ his bike home.
  • ride
  • rid
  • ryde
6.Georgia put the _____ of jam on the shelf.
  • jare
  • jar
  • jarr
7.The puppy is small and _____.
  • cute
  • cut
  • cuet
8.The _____ on the desk holds pencils.
  • case
  • cas
  • casse

Match the word pairs

Match each short-vowel word on the left with the magic-e word it makes on the right.

9.Match each word to its magic-e partner.
  • tap
  • cap
  • pin
  • hop
  • cub
  • not
  • cube
  • pine
  • hope
  • note
  • tape
  • cape

Spot the pattern

Use the vowel sound to help you decide whether the word has a magic e.

10.True or false: In the word these, the final e helps the first e say its name.
TrueFalse
11.Write the magic-e word made from plan. Remember to double the final consonant before adding e if needed.
12.Write the magic-e word made from slid. The new word means a smooth surface you can travel down.

2 printable pages

  • A magic wand adds a silent e to tap to make tape.

    Page 1

  • Practice building, choosing and matching Year 4 magic-e spelling words.

    Page 2

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