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