Week 01 · Vowel Ridge
Tuesday
Silent e
// Short and long vowels in one-syllable words
⏱ about 15 min
Tuesday: Silent e
Ferris walks up the path and finds a wooden sign.
The sign says hop.
Then the wind blows a little e onto the end.
"Look!" says Ferris. "Now the sign says hope!"
"The e makes no sound. But it makes the o say its name."
See it: silent e
A silent e sits at the end of a word.
It makes no sound.
It makes the vowel before it say its name.
Hop becomes hope. Kit becomes kite. Cub becomes cube.
HEAR IT: SHORT OR LONG?
- Read the question.
- Tap your answer.
Hop or hope: which has a long o?
Pin or pine: which has a long i?
Cap or cape: which has a short a?
Tub or tube: which has a long u?
SEE IT: ADD SILENT E
- Read the question.
- Tap your answer.
Add e to kit. What word do you get?
Add e to not. What word do you get?
Add e to rob. What word do you get?
Add e to man. What word do you get?
READ IT: PICTURE AND WORD
- Read the question.
- Tap your answer.
Which word matches the picture?
Which word matches the picture?
Which word matches the picture?
Which word matches the picture?Look for an e at the end.
| Sentence | True or false? |
|---|---|
| The e in hope makes no sound. | ? |
| Kite has a short i. | ? |
| Cub plus e makes cube. | ? |
| Cap has a silent e. | ? |
WHY THIS EXERCISEKite has a long i. Cap has no e at the end.
Build it
BUILD THE WORD HOPE
- Say hope slowly.
- Tap the cards in order.
1First
2Second
3Third
4Last
BUILD THE WORD KITE
- Say kite slowly.
- Tap the cards in order.
1First
2Second
3Third
4Last
BUILD THE WORD TUBE
- Say tube slowly.
- Tap the cards in order.
1First
2Second
3Third
4Last
Read it yourself
hop, hope; kit, kite; tub, tube
cap, cape; pin, pine; not, note
Jake rode his bike home.
cap, cape; pin, pine; not, note
Jake rode his bike home.
Try it
Write hop on paper with your grown-up.
Add an e at the end. Read the new word!
Try it with kit and cub.
Add an e at the end. Read the new word!
Try it with kit and cub.
Word Spot: because, been, high
Here are new sight words.
Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.
Because: B-E-C-A-U-S-E.
Been: B-E-E-N.
High: H-I-G-H.
FIND THE WORD
- Listen to the word.
- Tap it.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
FILL THE GAP
- Listen to the sentence.
- Tap the missing word.
I wear a coat ___ it is cold.
We have ___ busy all day.
The kite flew ___ in the sky.
Great work! Tomorrow we meet the vowel teams again.