Silent "e" Syllables

✨ Silent E: The Magic That Changes Vowels!

Silent e is quiet, but it has a big job!

What Is Silent E?

Silent e is an e at the end of a word that usually:

✔ makes the vowel say its long sound
✔ is not pronounced

📌 We call it Magic E because it changes the word!

Short vs. Long Vowel

Look what happens when silent e is added:

• cap → cape

• hop → hope

• kit → kite

• tub → tube

📌 The vowel changes, but the e stays silent.

Silent E Changes Meaning

Silent e can change what a word means.

• cub → cube

• mad → made

• fin → fine

Silent E Chart

Without e	With silent e
hop	hope
pin	pine
kit	kite
cut	cute

Add the Magic E

Add a silent e to change the word.

1. tap → tape

2. not → note

3. rid → ride

4. cub → cube

Multiple Choice

Choose the word that makes sense.

I like to hop / hope you feel better.

• hop

• hope

Multiple Choice

Choose the word that makes sense.

She rode her bik / bike to school.

• bik

• bike

Multiple Choice

Choose the word that makes sense.

The cat sat on the mat / mate.

• mat

• mate

Multiple Choice

What does silent e usually do?

• Makes the vowel short

• Makes the vowel long

• Makes a new syllable

• Changes the consonant

Multiple Choice

Which word has a silent e?

• cap

• hop

• kite

• tub

Multiple Choice

What happens when you add silent e to “hop”?

• hop stays the same

• hop becomes hope

• hop becomes hoppy

• hop becomes hopped

Multiple Choice

Which pair shows silent e correctly?

• cub → cubs

• fin → finey

• fin → fine

• fin → fins

Multiple Choice

Choose the word with a long vowel sound:

• kit

• tap

• tube

• cut

Multiple Choice

Read the sentence:

She will ride her bike home.

Which word has silent e?

• She

• will

• her

• ride

Multiple Choice

Which word means something different when silent e is added?

• cat → cats

• mad → made

• run → running

• dog → dogs

Multiple Choice

Which word sounds the same vowel as “cake”?

• cap

• lake

• lick

• lock

Multiple Choice

Which word has a short vowel sound?

• hop

• hope

• kite

• cube

Multiple Choice

Read the sentence:

Please close the gate.

Why is the e in gate important?

• It makes the word longer

• It makes the "g" soft

• It makes the "a" say its name

• It makes the word plural