Long Vowel Silent-e (CVCe Pattern) — Answer Key
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or letter on the line.
1. Add a silent e to 'can' to make cane.
Adding a silent e to can turns the short a into a long a that says its own name, so can becomes cane.
2. Add a silent e to 'kit' to make kite.
When silent e jumps onto kit, the short i changes to a long i and the word becomes kite, like the kind you fly in the wind.
3. Add a silent e to 'rob' to make robe.
Rob has a short o sound, but adding silent e at the end makes the o long, giving you robe, a long piece of clothing.
4. Add a silent e to 'cub' to make cube.
Cub ends with a short u, and silent e stretches that u into its long sound, turning the word into cube, like an ice cube.
5. The cake on the birthday cake had seven candles.
A birthday treat with candles on top is a cake, and the silent e at the end makes the a say its long name.
6. I rode my bike to the park after school.
Bike fits because it names the two-wheeled ride you can pedal to the park, and the silent e gives it the long i sound.
7. She wrote a note to her friend.
A short written message you send to a friend is called a note, with silent e making the o long.
8. The puppy is so cute!
Cute describes how adorable the puppy is, and the silent e at the end gives the u its long sound.
9. We walked down the lane to get to the pond.
A narrow path or small road is called a lane, and silent e turns the short a into a long a that says its name.
Part B: Match the Words
Draw a line from each short vowel word to its CVCe silent-e partner.
1.
cap
→ cape
tube
pin
→ pine
hope
hop
→ hope
cape
tub
→ tube
pine
Each short-vowel word becomes a long-vowel word when silent e is added: cap turns into cape, pin turns into pine, hop turns into hope, and tub turns into tube. The silent e at the end makes the first vowel say its own name.