Free printable silent e — long a phonics worksheets. Five practice activities: decodable passage, word sort, phrasing cards, rapid naming chart, and word search.
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Jane had a plan to make a cake. The date was for her mom. Jane got the cake mix, but the bag had a rip. A gush of wet stuff came from the sink and made a big drip! "Oh no!" said Jane. "I must save the cake mix. I must make it safe." Jane had a good plan. She got a fat block of tape. She put a strip of tape on the rip to close it. The cake mix was safe from the big drip. "Now I can bake the cake," she said. Jane was glad she could make the late cake for her mom.
When a is followed by one consonant and an e, the a says its name and the e is silent.
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The words this story set practices, in the two groups used by the word sort.
cat, mat, bat, lap, tap, cap, nap, gap, can, wag
cake, make, bake, lake, tape, cape, name, game, cave, wave
Silent e long a words to read, match and write, with pictures. Each PDF has its answer key on page 2.
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4 ready-to-print PDFs for this story's silent e — long a words. Each one opens as its own file.
Cut-apart word cards to sort: Short A (CVC) or Long A (a_e). Answer key on page 2.
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A new decodable story with the same silent e — long a sounds — each comes with its own set of worksheets.
The silent e, or "magic e," at the end of a word is a crucial first-grade phonics concept, signaling that the preceding vowel now says its long sound. Specifically, we're focusing on a_e, where the 'a' says its name, as in "cake" or "make." This pattern often follows CVC words in the learning sequence, creating a common point of confusion for young readers who might initially pronounce "cake" as "cak" or "made" as "mad." The 'e' is not silent because it’s ignored; rather, it actively transforms the short 'a' sound into a long 'A' sound, a subtle yet powerful rule that requires explicit teaching to prevent mispronunciations like "tap" instead of "tape," or "cap" instead of "cape." These worksheets provide targeted practice for the a_e pattern. Begin with the decodable passage, "Jane's Safe Mix," encouraging students to identify and underline all the words with the long A silent e pattern, such as "safe," "made," and "late." Next, utilize the word sort activity to categorize words like "cake," "bake," and "lake," reinforcing the visual pattern. The phrasing cards help build fluency by grouping words into meaningful units, practicing phrases like "gave a wave" or "name of the game." Finally, the Rapid Automatic Naming (RAN) chart for a_e words builds speed and accuracy, helping students automatically recognize words like "date," "gate," and "cave" without hesitation.
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