Grade 1 · Pattern 15 of 70
Silent e (a_e) spelling words
A silent e at the end makes the a say its long sound, as in cake.
- Practice: makes a list of these words, then your child hears each one, spells it, checks it and fixes it.
- Print: makes the same list, then a test packet with an answer strip that folds out of sight.
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The words
12 Silent e (a_e) words for grade 1. A practice list uses some of them, and you can swap any word.
- make
- made
- take
- same
- state
- game
- place
- name
- case
- face
- late
- space
How to practice
Spell it.
Hear the word in a sentence, then write the whole word from memory.
Check it.
Compare it with the right spelling, letter by letter.
Fix it.
Write any word you missed again, the right way.
Practice testing is one of the best-supported ways to learn spelling words: recalling the whole word, then checking and fixing it, works better than copying or word games.
Related patterns
- Easier · Grade 1Double f, l, s, zAfter a short vowel, f, l, s, and z at the end of a one-syllable word are usually doubled.
- Next · Grade 1Silent e (i_e)A silent e at the end makes the i say its name, as in bike.
- Same sound · Grade 1Silent e (o_e)A silent e at the end makes the o say its name, as in home.
- Same sound · Grade 1Silent e (u_e)A silent e at the end makes the u say its long sound: /yoo/ or /oo/, as in cute or rule.
For teachers
Mix this pattern with others from any grade and print up to 10 shuffled versions, each with its own answer strip.
Choose patterns to mixStill learning to read these words? Try Sight Words.
Word list uses the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary (Carnegie Mellon University). View full license