A-E Phonics Worksheets for the Silent E Pattern
- Grades
- Pre-K–1, Elementary
- Pages
- 7
- File type
- Answer key
- Included
- Subject
- Phonics, Language Development, ELA, Spelling, Special Education Needs (SEN), Special Resources, ESL
- Topic
- phonics worksheets, free phonics worksheets
- Resource types
- Worksheets & Printables, Worksheets
- Answer key
- Included
- Standards
- CCSS.RF.3 CCSS.RF.1.3.b +1
About this resource
What's inside this resource
Cap turns into cape on the first page of this a_e phonics set, and children see that the e at the end is silent while the a says its name. Three picture rows follow, where children check cake, gate or snake from three look-alike words, and a sort splits game, bag, name and tap into short a and long a groups.
Page 2 asks children to add silent e to tap, mad and can, then change one letter at a time to turn game into three new words. On page 3 they check the word that finishes each sentence, such as plate or plane, and draw and copy one of those sentences. A short story, Gabe's Game, gives practice finding a_e words, answering two questions and explaining why Sam gets the cake. Page 5 brings new words to read, two dictated words to spell, a sentence to write and one word to fix.
- Kindergarten and grade 1: long a with the a_e (silent e) pattern
- Seven pages: five student worksheets with 13 tasks and a two-page answer key with teacher notes
- Print options: a full-color PDF and a print-friendly black and white PDF
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Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
Decode one-syllable words that use a_e for the long a sound.
Sort words by short a and long a.
Add silent e to change words such as tap and mad into tape and made.
Teaching tips
Say the picture names cake, gate and snake aloud before task 1, as the teacher notes recommend.
Model cap and cape together, then have children blend each word before they use meaning to check it.
For task 11, read the hidden dictation words wake and rake with their sentences from page 7 without showing the spellings.
Skills covered
Long a decoding: children read a_e words such as cake, gate, game and name next to look-alike choices.
Short and long vowel contrast: a word sort and the cap and cape model show how silent e changes the vowel sound.
Word changes: children add e to three words and swap the first letter to move from game to name, same and tame.
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Questions teachers ask about this resource
Which phonics pattern does this set teach?
It teaches the a_e pattern, where a silent e at the end of a word makes the a say its name, as in cape, cake and game.
Who is it for?
Kindergarten and first grade readers who can already blend short vowel words and know basic consonant blends.
Does it come with answers?
Yes. Two answer key pages cover all 13 tasks and include the dictation words and sentences for task 11.
What versions are included?
A full-color PDF and a print-friendly black and white PDF.
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Curriculum
Standards, concepts & topics
Standards
Standards
- CCSS.RF.3 — Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
- CCSS.RF.1.3.b — Decode regularly spelled one-syllable words.
- CCSS.RF.1.3.c — Know final -e and common vowel team conventions for representing long vowel sounds.
Core concepts
Core concepts
long a
a_e pattern
silent e
CVCe words
short and long vowels
decoding
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