Identify 'Silent e' Words

Find the magic silent 'e': it makes the vowel say its name!

1st Grade - English Language Arts - Silent e

About This Skill

On Iqleel, first-grade students will learn about the 'magic' silent 'e' at the end of words. They will discover how adding a silent 'e' to a CVC word changes the vowel from a short sound to a long sound, like how 'cap' becomes 'cape'. This skill focuses on recognizing this important CVCe spelling pattern and understanding how the silent 'e' does its job without making a sound itself. Recognizing silent 'e' words is a very important Phonics skill that helps students decode many new words and improve their reading.

Skills & Topics

  • Writing & Conventions
  • Phonics & Word Skills
  • Phonics
  • Spelling
  • Letters
  • Word Recognition
  • Decoding
  • Reading Foundations
  • Spelling Patterns
  • CVCe (Consonant-Vowel-Consonant-Silent E) Words
  • Spelling Rule
  • Word Patterns

Curriculum Alignment

  • RF.1.3.c: Know final -e and common vowel team conventions for representing long vowel sounds.
  • ELA.1.F.1.3
  • RF.1.3.c

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