Reading · Ages 5–6 · 12 minutes

Kindergarten Phonics Silent-E Switch

Paired word changes make the silent-e pattern visible and let children hear the difference between short and long vowel words.

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Today I am practising: noticing how final e changes a vowel sound

Read cap. Add e to make cape. Draw the word cape.

Read kit. Add e to make kite. Circle the vowel that says its name.

Read hop. Add e to make hope. Tell which word means to jump.

Read tub. Add e to make tube. Write both words in the correct picture box.

Choose: mad/made. Which word means not happy?

Make one new silent-e pair from can/cane, pin/pine, or not/note and read both words.

Grown-up note: Ask your learner to explain one answer in their own words.

For the grown-up

How to teach this page

Step 1Read both words in a pair and discuss their meanings so the spelling change matters.
Step 2Use the phrase 'the e is quiet, but it helps the vowel say its name' if it supports the learner.
Step 3Keep examples to one pattern at a time if the child is new to silent e.