Exploring the Impact of Silent e on Vowel Sounds

The video tutorial introduces long vowel sounds, focusing on how adding a silent 'e' can change a short vowel sound into a long one. It provides examples of words transformed by a silent 'e' and offers practice with reading words and sentences. The tutorial also covers words with a soft 'g' sound combined with silent 'e'.

What is a long vowel sound?

• A vowel sound that is always at the end of a word

• A vowel sound that is pronounced quickly

• A vowel sound that says the name of the vowel

• A vowel sound that is silent

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CCSS.L.1.2D

CCSS.L.K.2C

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What does a silent E do to a short vowel sound?

• It makes the vowel sound shorter

• It adds an extra syllable to the word

• It changes the vowel sound to a long vowel sound

• It makes the vowel sound disappear

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CCSS.L.1.2E

CCSS.L.K.2D

CCSS.RF.1.3C

CCSS.RF.2.3A

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What does the word 'can' become when a silent E is added?

• Cane

• Canne

• Cane

• Cane

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CCSS.RF.K.2E

Which of the following words changes to 'cute' with a silent E?

• Cut

• Cat

• Cot

• Cup

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CCSS.RF.K.2E

What does the word 'mad' become when a silent E is added?

• Mode

• Made

• Mede

• Maid

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CCSS.RF.K.2E

Which word becomes 'kite' with a silent E?

• Kite

• Kite

• Kite

• Kit

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CCSS.L.3.2F

What does the word 'tap' become when a silent E is added?

• Tipe

• Tup

• Tep

• Tape

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CCSS.RF.K.2E

Which sentence is correct?

• Jane will make a cake and will place the cake in the bake sale.

• Jane will make a cake and will place the cake in the bake sale.

• Jane will make a cake and will place the cake in the bake sale.

• Jane will make a cake and will place the cake in the bake sale.

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Which word has a soft G sound and a silent E?

• Hage

• Huge

• Hug

• Hage

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CCSS.L.3.2F

What does the word 'cage' become when a silent E is added?

• Cage

• Cage

• Cage

• Cage

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CCSS.RF.K.2E