Long Vowel Silent E (CVCe) — Answer Key
Part A: Trace the Words
Trace each word carefully by following the dotted lines.
1. globe
2. vine
3. tape
4. mule
5. bone
6. life
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. Add a silent e to rip to make ripe.
Adding a silent e to rip makes 'ripe,' and the short i changes into a long i sound.
2. Add a silent e to cop to make cope.
Adding a silent e to cop makes 'cope,' which changes the short o into a long o sound.
3. The silent e makes the vowel say its name.
The silent e is bossy — it tells the middle vowel to say its 'name' instead of its short sound.
4. Add a silent e to hat to make hate.
Adding e to hat makes 'hate' — the a no longer says 'aah' but now says its long name.
Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1. The word vine follows the CVCe pattern.
True False
True — v-i-n-e is consonant, vowel, consonant, silent e, which is exactly the CVCe pattern.
2. The word drum has a silent e at the end.
True False
False — drum ends with the letter m, not e, so it does not follow the CVCe pattern.
3. Adding e to rip changes the i sound to a long i.
True False
True — rip has a short i, but adding e to make ripe stretches it into the long i sound.