Silent E/Long Vowel

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What is a Silent E?

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A Silent E is an 'e' at the end of a word that is not pronounced but makes the vowel before it say its name (long vowel sound).

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What is a Long Vowel?

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A Long Vowel is a vowel sound that is pronounced the same as the name of the letter itself, like 'A' in 'cake'.

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Give an example of a CVCe word.

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'cake' is a CVCe word because it has a consonant, a vowel, a consonant, and ends with a silent 'e'.

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What does CVCe stand for?

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CVCe stands for Consonant-Vowel-Consonant-silent e.

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What is the long vowel sound of 'i' in a CVCe word?

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In a CVCe word like 'kite', the 'i' is pronounced as 'eye'.

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Identify the CVCe word: 'mop', 'hope', 'cap'.

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'hope' is the CVCe word.

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What happens to the vowel sound when a Silent E is added?

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The vowel sound changes from a short sound to a long sound.

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Identify the CVCe word: 'bake', 'bat', 'bit'.

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'bake' is the CVCe word.

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What is the purpose of a Silent E in a word?

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The purpose of a Silent E is to change the pronunciation of the preceding vowel to a long vowel sound.

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Identify the CVCe word: 'cute', 'cat', 'cut'.

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'cute' is the CVCe word.