Spelling (CVC & CVCe Patterns) — Answer Key
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Which is the correct spelling for a fun birthday dessert?
A) caek
B) cak
C) cake
D) ceke
Cake is c-a-k-e. The CVCe pattern ends in silent e, not extra vowels like ae.
2. Which is the correct spelling for something you put toothpaste in?
A) tub
B) tube
C) toob
D) tyube
Tube is t-u-b-e, a CVCe word. Silent e makes the u say long /oo/.
3. Which is the correct spelling for the opposite of cold?
A) hote
B) hot
C) hott
D) haut
Hot is h-o-t, a CVC word. Short vowel words have no silent e at the end.
4. Which is the correct spelling for what a frog does?
A) hope
B) hopp
C) hop
D) haup
Hop is h-o-p, a CVC word with short o. Hope would add silent e and change the sound.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. The word 'cap' becomes the CVCe word cape when you add silent e.
Cape is c-a-p-e. Adding silent e to cap makes the a say long /ay/.
2. The word 'rod' plus silent e becomes the CVCe word rode.
Rode is r-o-d-e. Silent e makes the o say long /oh/.
3. The CVCe word for a two-wheeled ride you pedal is bike.
Bike is b-i-k-e. The silent e makes the i say long /eye/.
4. Without silent e, the word 'cape' would be the CVC word cap.
Cap is c-a-p. Take away silent e and the long a becomes short a.
5. In the CVCe pattern, the last letter is always silent e.
CVCe ends with silent e. The e tells the vowel before it to say its long name.