1 Decodable Reading Passage
A short, decodable story embedding silent e — long i words. Students read the passage then highlight all the target words.
Mike's Kite Rescue
Mike had a bike. He did like his bike. Mike did want to ride his bike all around. He did want to ride it to the big open place. But his kite was up in a tall pine. The kite was in the pine. Mike felt glum.
“I like to fly my kite,” Mike said. “I do not like it to hide.”
Mike got a long vine. He had a big smile. He made the vine go up, up, up. It went to the kite. He made the vine grip the kite. Then Mike did pull the vine. The kite came down. Mike said, “Now it is time to ride my bike!”
Circle or highlight all the silent E words where the vowel says its name (long sound). How many did you find?
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2 Word Sort
Cut out the word cards and sort them into the correct columns: Real Words vs Nonsense Words.
Real Words
Nonsense Words
bike
hike
like
kite
bite
hide
ride
side
wide
line
mine
pine
vine
five
dive
drive
time
dime
lime
smile
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3 Phrasing Practice Cards
Practice reading these phrases for fluency. Cut out the cards and read them quickly and smoothly.
the bike on hike
a hike in like
the like and kite
a kite with bite
the bite on hide
a hide in ride
the ride and side
a side with wide
the wide on line
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4 RAN Chart (Rapid Naming)
Read each word in the grid as quickly as you can. Time yourself and try to beat your best time!
Decodable RAN Chart — Silent E — Long I
bike
bite
vine
wide
time
wide
wide
bike
bike
bike
time
vine
bite
vine
time
bite
Target words: bike, bite, wide, vine, time
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📖 Decodable Readers
Printable mini-books for Silent E — Long I practice. Each reader includes a story + coloring page illustration.
