Long Vowel Silent E (CVCe) — Answer Key
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Why does the word hope have a long o sound?
A) It has two o letters
B) The silent e makes the o say its name
C) The h makes it long
D) It is a short word
B) The silent e makes the o say its name — without that final e, the word would be hop with a short o sound.
2. Which word does NOT follow the CVCe pattern?
A) mule
B) flame
C) grape
D) help
D) help — this word has two consonants after the vowel and no silent e, so it cannot be a CVCe word.
3. If you add a silent e to strip, what happens to the i?
A) It disappears
B) It stays short
C) It becomes a long i
D) It sounds like e
C) It becomes a long i — the silent e reaches back and makes the middle vowel say its name, so strip turns into stripe.
4. Which pair shows a CVC word and its CVCe partner?
A) man / mane
B) cat / cart
C) dog / doll
D) run / rung
A) man / mane — man has a short a, and adding silent e makes mane with a long a, showing the CVC to CVCe change.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. Change slid to a CVCe word: slide.
Add a silent e to slid and you spell 'slide' — the short i becomes long i, like on a playground slide.
2. Change glob to a CVCe word: globe.
Add a silent e to glob and you spell 'globe' — the short o becomes long o, naming the round map of Earth.
3. In the word shrine, the vowel i says its own name.
The silent e on the end of shrine makes the middle vowel 'i' say its own name, long i.
4. The word blame has a long a sound.
The silent e at the end of blame makes the middle vowel say the long 'a' sound.
5. Change prim to a CVCe word: prime.
Add a silent e to prim and you spell 'prime' — the short i becomes long i, and the word means best or first.