Color by Short or Long Vowel
Read each word. Is the vowel short, or does a silent e make it long? Find it in the color key and color the square. What picture do you see?
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This is sheet #159224601.
How to do it
- Read the word in a square.
- Is the vowel short, or does a silent e make it long?
- Color the square, then find the hidden picture.
Teaching tip
Read a pair like cap and cape together so your child hears how the silent e changes the vowel. This sheet is aligned with Common Core RF.1.3c.
About this worksheet
A hidden picture made of word pairs like cap and cape, kit and kite, and hop and hope. Includes an answer key.
What kids practice
When a word ends in a vowel, a consonant and an e (like cake, kite, bone and cube), the e is silent and makes the first vowel say its name. That's called a long vowel. Comparing pairs like cap and cape helps kids see exactly what the e does. Silent e is usually the first long vowel pattern children learn in phonics.
Watch for
- Reading the e out loud, like kite-ee.
- Using the long vowel for every word after learning silent e, like reading cap as cape.
- Not noticing the e at the end. Have your child look at the last letter first.
It's free to print, with an answer key. See the full long vowels: silent e phonics guide for 1st grade.
More sheets in this set
- See it all
1. Silent E ChartTwelve short and long word pairs, like cap and cape, showing what a silent e does. 
2. Which Word?Ten pictures, each with a short vowel and a silent e word to choose from.
3. Long or Short?Twelve words, some with silent e and some without.
4. Silent e SortTwelve silent e words to sort by vowel.
5. Silent e SentencesTen sentences with a pair like kit and kite to choose from.