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Grade 1 Long Vowels and Silent E Worksheet

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Long Vowels and Silent E

Grade 1 - Reading - Challenge Me

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  1. Add silent e to pin. Which new word do you make?

    4 letter boxes, 1 of them empty.A row of 4 boxes for the letters of a word. 1 box is empty and drawn with a dashed edge for the missing letters.pin

  2. Read cute. Which vowel says its long sound?

    4 letter boxes.A row of 4 boxes for the letters of a word. Each box holds one letter.cute

  3. Which word in the pair has a long vowel: tub or tube?

  4. Finish this silent-e spelling: mad_.

    4 letter boxes, 1 of them empty.A row of 4 boxes for the letters of a word. 1 box is empty and drawn with a dashed edge for the missing letters.mad

  5. Which word uses silent e to make long i?

  6. Add silent e to tap. Which new word do you make?

    4 letter boxes, 1 of them empty.A row of 4 boxes for the letters of a word. 1 box is empty and drawn with a dashed edge for the missing letters.tap

  7. Read hope. Which vowel says its long sound?

    4 letter boxes.A row of 4 boxes for the letters of a word. Each box holds one letter.hope

  8. Which word in the pair has a long vowel: cap or cape?

  9. Finish this silent-e spelling: tub_.

    4 letter boxes, 1 of them empty.A row of 4 boxes for the letters of a word. 1 box is empty and drawn with a dashed edge for the missing letters.tub

  10. Which word uses silent e to make long o?

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About this worksheet

A final silent e can change a short-vowel word into a long-vowel word: cap becomes cape, kit becomes kite, and hop becomes hope. Children often remember that the e stays quiet but forget that it changes the earlier vowel sound. This worksheet keeps the word pairs side by side so that relationship remains visible. Questions ask children to add the final e, identify the long vowel, compare a short word with its silent-e partner, complete a spelling, and choose the word that follows the pattern. Support practice uses the clearest three-letter pairs. Standard practice adds a wider set, and challenge introduces words with an opening blend while the decoding rule remains the same. Have your child point to the first vowel, then slide a finger to the final e before saying the whole word. That small routine helps turn a memorized rule into a reliable reading habit.

What your child will learn

  • Read one-syllable silent-e words
  • Explain how final e changes a vowel
  • Add missing final e
  • Contrast short and long vowel pairs

Worked example

Tap has short a. Add silent e to make tape; now a says its long sound while e stays quiet.

Common mistake

Pronouncing the final e as another syllable instead of using it to change the earlier vowel.

Helpful hint

Look back from the final e to the first vowel, then say the long vowel sound.

Short Vowels in WordsConsonant Blends

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with long vowels and silent e?
Pronouncing the final e as another syllable instead of using it to change the earlier vowel.
How can I help my child with long vowels and silent e?
Look back from the final e to the first vowel, then say the long vowel sound.
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