Long Vowel Silent E (CVCe) — Answer Key
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. The smoke on the grill smells so good.
Hot grills make 'smoke' — the silent e makes the o say its long name.
2. I rode my bike to school today.
When you have ridden a bike, we say you 'rode' it — a CVCe word with long o.
3. Add a silent e to strip to make stripe.
Adding e to strip makes 'stripe,' so the short i becomes long, and the word names a line of color.
4. We woke early and ate breakfast.
The past-tense word for waking up is 'woke' — a CVCe word where the o sounds long.
5. Please be quiet when the baby sleeps.
A sleeping baby needs people to be 'quiet' so no loud noise will wake it up.
6. She drew a line on the paper.
A straight mark on paper is a 'line' — the silent e makes the i say its long name.
7. He ate the whole slice of pizza.
A pizza piece is called a 'slice,' and the silent e makes the i sound long.
8. The dog likes to chase in the yard.
Dogs love to 'chase' balls and squirrels — a CVCe word where the a says its long name.
9. I need to write a letter to Grandma.
You put words on paper when you 'write' a letter — the silent e makes the i sound long.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
rat
→ rate
tune
glob
→ globe
rate
slim
→ slime
slime
tun
→ tune
globe
Adding a silent e to each short-vowel word turns it into its CVCe partner: rat becomes rate, glob becomes globe, slim becomes slime, and tun becomes tune.