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 'tap' to make tape.
Adding silent e to tap makes tape, where the a says its long sound.
2. Add a silent e to 'dim' to make dime.
Adding silent e to dim makes dime, where the i says its long sound.
3. Add a silent e to 'not' to make note.
Adding silent e to not makes note, where the o says its long sound.
4. Add a silent e to 'cut' to make cute.
Adding silent e to cut makes cute, where the u says its long sound.
5. Open the gate and walk inside the house.
Gate is a CVCe word where the silent e makes the a say its name.
6. What time is it? It is noon.
Time is a CVCe word where the silent e makes the i say its name.
7. She gave me a red rose from the garden.
Rose is a CVCe word where the silent e makes the o say its name.
8. Please write your name on the paper.
Name is a CVCe word where the silent e makes the a say its name.
9. We stood side by side in a line.
Side is a CVCe word where the silent e makes the i say its name.
Part B: Match the Words
Draw a line from each short vowel word to its CVCe silent-e partner.
1.
man
→ mane
use
bit
→ bite
rode
rod
→ rode
mane
us
→ use
bite
Match each short vowel word to its CVCe pair. man → mane, bit → bite, rod → rode, us → use.