Grade 1 · Reading · Lesson 5

Long Vowel Patterns — Silent-e Words

You know the five short vowel sounds: /a/ /e/ /i/ /o/ /u/. Now meet their long versions — where the vowel says its own name: /A/ /E/ /I/ /O/ /U/. The magic that makes this happen is a silent e at the end of the word!

What this lesson teaches

1Understand that a silent e at the end of a word makes the middle vowel say its long name
2Read silent-e words correctly by applying the CVCe pattern
3Match short-vowel base words with their silent-e long-vowel counterparts

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