Free worksheets · Grade 1
Silent e Words Worksheet
Add a silent e to each short word to make a new word, and write it.
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Silent e Words
9 questions, one page, US Letter. Print it and do it on paper.
On the sheet: Look at each picture. Add a silent e to make and write the new word.
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About this worksheet
A silent e at the end of a word makes no sound of its own, but it changes the vowel before it: can becomes cane, and pin becomes pine. The vowel now says its name.
Seeing a short word and its silent e partner side by side shows a child why the e is there. It is one of the most common spelling patterns in first-grade reading.
A worked example
man + e → ______ (a picture of a horse's mane)
- Read the short word: man, with a short a.
- Add e to the end: m-a-n-e.
- The e makes the a say its name: /ā/.
- Read and write the new word: mane.
Answer: mane
The common mistake
What it looks like: Reading the new word with the old short vowel, so cane is read as can or can-ee.
Why it happens: The child sounds out letter by letter and gives the e a sound of its own.
How to fix it: Cover the e and read the short word. Then uncover it and say: "The e is quiet, but it makes the a say its name."
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