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This CVCe phonics-and-comprehension worksheet helps students apply long-vowel decoding skills within meaningful reading. Learners read a short passage, circle or highlight all CVCe (silent e) words they find, and then answer comprehension questions focused on key details, characters, and events.

Key Learning Objectives

• Skill Focus: Identifying and decoding CVCe long-vowel words in connected text
• Critical Thinking Benefit: Builds close reading skills by balancing pattern recognition with comprehension
• Grade-Level Alignment: Supports phonics and reading development in Grades 1, 2, and 3
• Curriculum Tie-in: Supports phonics in context, silent e recognition, and comprehension of key details
• Application Type: Integrated reading task combining word-pattern identification with story understanding

Teacher & Parent Features

• Reinforces the silent e rule through authentic text rather than isolated words
• Encourages careful scanning and rereading for accuracy
• Comprehension questions ensure students read for meaning, not just phonics patterns
• Ideal for guided reading, literacy centers, or independent practice
• Builds fluency, vocabulary awareness, and decoding confidence
• Suitable for classroom instruction and homeschool learning

This printable CVCe worksheet strengthens early literacy by connecting phonics instruction with real reading experiences. By highlighting long-vowel words in a story and responding to comprehension questions, students improve decoding accuracy, vocabulary understanding, and overall reading comprehension.

This worksheet is part of our CVCe (Silent E) Patterns Worksheets collection.