Long Vowel Silent E (CVCe) — Answer Key
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Which sentence uses a CVCe word correctly?
A) I sat on the mat.
B) I rode my bike home.
C) The cat is fat.
D) He ran fast.
B) I rode my bike home — both rode and bike follow the CVCe pattern with a silent e that makes the vowel long.
2. What is the long vowel sound in flute?
A) short u
B) long u
C) short a
D) long e
B) long u — in flute, the silent e makes the u say its name, which is the long u sound.
3. Which word becomes a NEW word when you remove the silent e?
A) cake to cak
B) pine to pin
C) bike to bik
D) cute to cut
D) cute to cut — take away the silent e from cute and you get cut, a real word with a short u sound.
4. Which group has ALL CVCe words?
A) cake, bike, note
B) cat, dog, sun
C) hop, run, sit
D) bed, red, hen
A) cake, bike, note — all three have a consonant, vowel, consonant, and silent e, which is the CVCe pattern.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. Remove the silent e from tape to get tap.
Take the silent e off tape and you are left with 'tap,' where the a now makes a short sound.
2. Remove the silent e from cape to get cap.
Dropping the silent e from cape turns it into 'cap,' a short word you can wear on your head.
3. The word broke has a long o sound.
The silent e at the end of broke makes the vowel say its name, so the middle vowel has a long 'o' sound.
4. Change Sam to a CVCe word: same.
Add a silent e to Sam and you spell 'same,' a CVCe word where the a says its long name.
5. Change pal to a CVCe word: pale.
Add a silent e to pal and you spell 'pale,' which means light in color and has a long a sound.