Silent e

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A letter e at the end of a word is silent and makes the vowel long. A vowel that is long says it’s name. Note that E’s like to stick together, as in tree, so the e may not always be at the end, like in seed. With the other vowels the silent e at the end is often separated by a consonant. Together or apart, Silent e often works just the same. (although sometimes ie makes a long E sound (see Letters With More Than One Sound), and o_e can make a short U sound. (some, gloves)

Note that Defender D can stop silent e from making the vowel long. (like in the word badge) WATCH -dge strategy from Sue’s Strategies

WATCH Magic e song from KidsTV123 (2:13) Silent e from Bazillions (2:44) Magic e from Nessy (1:34) Silent e contrast words from the Daily PlanIt (2:10)

Kids vs Phonics: A_E (2:11), EE (1:27), E_E (1:24) I_E (1:42), IE (1:47), O_E (2:17), U_E (1:56), UE (1:50)

LISTEN and play at Quizlet

Silent E contrast w/CVC from teacherstakeout

SORT Silent e flashcards from Lanternfish ESL, Sort Mat – Silent E Handout from mes-english.com

Silent e pictures and word building from First Grade and Fabulous

Long Vowel Words & Pictures from 123 Homeschool 4 Me

Short A/Long A, I, and O from thisreadingmama (color)

READ Long A sentences (plus all long vowels) from stickyball.net

READ BOOKS: “Nice Mice in the Rice” by Brian P Cleary “Here Comes Silent e!” by Anna Hays

PLAY printable games at Teachers Pay Teachers: Space Race Silent e Board Game, Bee Hive Silent e game.

Please note that many online games require Flash and may not work well on some tablets and smartphones. It can be helpful to download the Puffin browser.

PLAY online games: Silent e at kizphonics, and from softschools.com. The Galactic Phonics Symbaloo has several Silent e games (along the right side) Silent E game at starfall.com (pc only), silent e & more at education.com (with sign-up). Jack in the Box, Fridge Magnets & Magic E game at literactive.

More resources at the Silent e Pinterest Board.

There are more ways that vowels can be long.

• See also Vowel Teams, and Open & Closed Syllables.
• I and O can be long when followed by two consonants: (kind, cold) However, there are exceptions, like: gift, fist, mint, milk, kick, lost, sock, moth

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