1 Decodable Reading Passage
A short, decodable story embedding silent e — long a words. Students read the passage then highlight all the target words.
Kim was always late. She would wake up late, and then she would get to class late. "I must fix this," said Kim. "I will make a thing to wake me up."
Kim got a crate and set it by her bed. She made a tall stack of tin plates on top of the crate. Then she got a long line and taped one end to the plates. She taped the other end to a bit of ham.
Pat the cat was napping on the rug. "Pat will help me," said Kim. "He always gets up when the sun comes up, and he will take the ham."
When the sun came up, Pat woke up and smelled the ham. He grabbed it and ran. The line gave a tug. The plates slid, and then they fell with a big crash!
Kim sat up in bed. "It is time to get up!" she said. She got dressed, ate, and ran to class. This time, Kim was not late. When she got home, she gave Pat a hug and a lot more ham.
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2 Silent E — Long A Words
The words this story set practices, in the two groups used by the word sort.
Short A (CVC) (10)
cat, mat, bat, lap, tap, cap, nap, gap, can, wag
Long A (a_e) (10)
cake, make, bake, lake, tape, cape, name, game, cave, wave
- Phrases to read
- race to the lake · made a cake · Jake and Kate · gave her a cape · a safe cave · came to the gate · he was late · a name tag with tape · a brave wave
- RAN chart words
- cake, lake, make, gate, wave
- Sight words
- the, is, a, and, to, was, it, she, he, they, said, have
3 Silent E Long A Picture Worksheets
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 Story Worksheets
4 ready-to-print PDFs for this story's silent e — long a words. Each one opens as its own file.
Word Sort
Cut-apart word cards to sort: Short A (CVC) or Long A (a_e). Answer key on page 2.
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