Making CVCe Words

This CVCe word-building worksheet helps students understand how adding a silent e changes a short-vowel CVC word into a long-vowel CVCe word. Learners transform words such as cap → cape or pin → pine, write the new word, and draw a picture to show the updated meaning, reinforcing phonics, vocabulary, and comprehension through multiple modalities.

Key Learning Objectives

• Skill Focus: Recognizing how silent e changes vowel sounds from short to long
• Critical Thinking Benefit: Builds understanding of word meaning shifts caused by spelling changes
• Grade-Level Alignment: Supports phonics and word-building development in Grades 1, 2, and 3
• Curriculum Tie-in: Supports CVCe long-vowel patterns, morphological word building, and decoding accuracy
• Application Type: Word transformation and illustration that connects phonics to meaning

Teacher & Parent Features

• Clearly demonstrates the silent e rule through side-by-side word changes
• Encourages students to read both words aloud to hear the vowel change
• Drawing component reinforces comprehension and vocabulary mastery
• Ideal for phonics lessons, literacy centers, or small-group instruction
• Supports both decoding and encoding of long-vowel words
• Suitable for classroom instruction and homeschool learning

This printable CVCe worksheet strengthens early literacy by showing students how a simple spelling change creates a new word with a new sound and meaning. By building CVCe words and illustrating them, learners improve decoding accuracy, spelling confidence, and understanding of long-vowel patterns.

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