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Silent-E Word Sorting

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Silent-E Word Sorting

Read each word aloud. In a silent-e word, the final e is usually quiet and the vowel before it has a long sound. Word bank: plan, plane, cub, cube, pet, Pete, hop, hope.

Sort the Words

Sort each word from the word bank into short-vowel or silent-e long-vowel words.

plan

plane

cub

cube

pet

Pete

hop

hope

1.Write the four short-vowel words and the four silent-e words from the word bank in the correct groups.

Hear the Vowel Sound

For each word, decide whether its vowel sound is short or long.

2.What vowel sound do you hear in the word jam?
  • Short a
  • Long a
3.What vowel sound do you hear in the word these?
  • Short e
  • Long e
4.What vowel sound do you hear in the word rid?
  • Short i
  • Long i
5.What vowel sound do you hear in the word those?
  • Short o
  • Long o
6.What vowel sound do you hear in the word plum?
  • Short u
  • Long u
7.In a common silent-e pattern, what happens to the vowel sound before the final e?

Add Silent E

Add a final e to make a new word. Read each word pair aloud and notice how the vowel changes.

8.Add silent e to mad to make a word meaning constructed.
9.Add silent e to rid to make a word meaning to travel on a horse or bike.
10.Add silent e to hop to make a word meaning a wish or expectation.
11.Add silent e to cub to make a word meaning a solid 3D shape.

3 printable pages

  • Silent-E Word Sorting, page 1 of 3: Sort the Words, Hear the Vowel Sound

    Page 1

  • Silent-E Word Sorting, page 2 of 3: Add Silent E

    Page 2

  • Silent-E Word Sorting, page 3 of 3: 10. Add silent e to hop to make a word meaning a wish or expectation.

    Page 3

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