bone cone tone zone home dome hole mole pole role hope rope

1 Decodable Reading Passage

A short, decodable story embedding silent e — long o words. Students read the passage then highlight all the target words.

Pam's Grape Clone

Skill: Silent E — Long O • Sight Words: the, is, a, and, to, was, it, she, he, they, said, have

Illustrated mini-book

Pam had a plot of grape vines by the lane. The grapes were ripe and fat, and she had one big hope. She wanted to pick the whole crop and make jam.

But a flock of wrens liked the grapes too. Each time Pam went home, the flock dove down and stole more. "I do not want to stand here all day to chase them off," Pam said. "I want a clone of me!"

So Pam dug a hole and stuck a long pole in it. She filled a cloth sack with grass and used rope to hold it on the pole. She gave it a cone for a nose. Then she put her own red hat on top. "That is a good pose," she said with a grin.

Then Pam went home. Soon the flock dove back to the vines. The wrens saw the clone and thought it was Pam! They flitted off as fast as they could.

Later, Pam came back and laughed. "My clone is no joke!" she said. Not one grape was gone. Pam picked the whole crop, and it made the best jam.

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 Silent E — Long O Words

The words this story set practices, in the two groups used by the word sort.

Real Words (13)

bone, cone, tone, zone, home, dome, hole, mole, pole, role, dole, nope, lobe

Nonsense Words (7)

tobe, boke, mose, fone, gope, roke, zote

Phrases to read: a bone at home · a rope on a pole · a mole in a hole · a red rose · a note to vote · a cone on his nose · he woke up · a joke and a poke · in the zone
RAN chart words: bone, home, pole, nose, vote
Sight words: the, is, a, and, to, was, it, she, he, they, said, have

3 Silent E Long O Picture Worksheets

Silent e long o words to read, match and write, with pictures. Each PDF has its answer key on page 2.

Find the Word

Look at each picture and circle the right word out of three.

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Circle the Picture

Read a word, then circle its picture out of three.

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Which Sentence?

Look at a picture and pick the sentence that matches it.

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Read and Fill In

Read a short story, then fill in the missing words.

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Sound Boxes

Say each picture and write its sounds in the boxes.

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Read and Match

Read each word, then draw a line to its picture.

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4 Story Worksheets

4 ready-to-print PDFs for this story's silent e — long o words. Each one opens as its own file.

Word Sort

Cut-apart word cards to sort: Real Words or Nonsense Words. Answer key on page 2.

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Phrasing Cards

Short phrases to cut out and read smoothly, for fluency.

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Word Search

Find 12 silent e — long o words in the grid. Answer key on page 2.

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RAN Chart

A grid of five words to read fast, with room to record three timed tries.

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Free Printable Silent E (o_e) Worksheets

Understanding the Silent E, specifically with the long O sound (o_e), is a crucial step for first graders as they move beyond basic CVC words. This pattern, often called "Magic E," signifies that the final 'e' makes the vowel 'o' say its name, while the 'e' itself remains silent. Young learners frequently mispronounce words like "bone" as "bon" or "note" as "not," failing to recognize the transformative power of the silent 'e'. They may also struggle to distinguish between minimal pairs such as "hope" and "hop" or "rose" and "ros," where the silent 'e' is the sole differentiator for the long vowel sound. Mastering this concept is vital for accurate decoding and encoding, preventing common reading and spelling errors. To effectively teach the o_e pattern, utilize these worksheets strategically. Begin with the decodable passage, "Rose Fixes the Cake," guiding students to identify and highlight all the o_e words like "rose," "note," and "joke." Follow up with the word sort, having them categorize words based on the long O sound created by the silent 'e'. The phrasing cards can then be used to build fluency, encouraging students to read phrases containing o_e words smoothly and with expression. Finally, incorporate the Rapid Automatic Naming (RAN) chart, challenging students to quickly and accurately name the o_e words, solidifying their recognition and recall of this essential phonics pattern.

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