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Made at homeroomtools.comWord boxSort the words of the word box. Write each word under its heading.Spelling: sort by listList 14: short a and iList 15: a_e and i_eList 16: short o and upindimcapnottapebitrobdimetapglobpinemateridehopcub
Made at homeroomtools.comSort the words of the word box. Write each word under its heading.Spelling: sort by listAnswer keyList 14: short a and iList 15: a_e and i_eList 16: short o and utapdimcappinbitpinemateridedimetapehopglobcubrobnot
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15 words from 3 lists, sort by list, on 1 page and 1 page of answers, Letter portrait.

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List 1: a_e, as in made 8

  • base In base the a is long: a, then s, then a silent e.
  • cage In cage the a is long: a, then g, then a silent e. The g says j before the e.
  • lane In lane the a is long: a, then n, then a silent e.
  • made Take off the last e and made turns into mad, with a short a. It sounds the same as maid.
  • male In male the a is long: a, then l, then a silent e. It sounds the same as mail.
  • pale Take off the last e and pale turns into pal, with a short a. It sounds the same as pail.
  • safe In safe the a is long: a, then f, then a silent e.
  • wade In wade the a is long: a, then d, then a silent e. It sounds the same as weighed.
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List 2: i_e, as in time 8

  • dice In dice the i is long: i, then c, then a silent e. The c says s before the e.
  • mice In mice the i is long: i, then c, then a silent e. The c says s before the e.
  • rice In rice the i is long: i, then c, then a silent e. The c says s before the e.
  • side In side the i is long: i, then d, then a silent e. It sounds the same as sighed.
  • size In size the i is long: i, then z, then a silent e.
  • tide In tide the i is long: i, then d, then a silent e. It sounds the same as tied.
  • time In time the i is long: i, then m, then a silent e.
  • vine In vine the i is long: i, then n, then a silent e.

List 3: o_e, as in nose 8

  • code In code the o is long: o, then d, then a silent e.
  • cope Take off the last e and cope turns into cop, with a short o.
  • dome In dome the o is long: o, then m, then a silent e.
  • hose In hose the o is long: o, then s, then a silent e. The s says z.
  • lone In lone the o is long: o, then n, then a silent e. It sounds the same as loan.
  • nose In nose the o is long: o, then s, then a silent e. The s says z. It sounds the same as knows.
  • pole In pole the o is long: o, then l, then a silent e. It sounds the same as poll.
  • tone In tone the o is long: o, then n, then a silent e.

List 4: u_e, as in rule 8

  • dude In dude the u is long: u, then d, then a silent e.
  • fuse In fuse the u is long: u, then s, then a silent e. The s says z.
  • lute In lute the u is long: u, then t, then a silent e. It sounds the same as loot.
  • mule In mule the u is long: u, then l, then a silent e.
  • muse In muse the u is long: u, then s, then a silent e. The s says z.
  • rude In rude the u is long: u, then d, then a silent e.
  • rule In rule the u is long: u, then l, then a silent e.
  • tune In tune the u is long: u, then n, then a silent e.

List 5: a_e, as in whale 8

  • blaze In blaze the a is long: a, then z, then a silent e.
  • brace In brace the a is long: a, then c, then a silent e. The c says s before the e.
  • brake In brake the a is long: a, then k, then a silent e. It sounds the same as break.
  • chase In chase the a is long: a, then s, then a silent e.
  • grade In grade the a is long: a, then d, then a silent e.
  • place In place the a is long: a, then c, then a silent e. The c says s before the e.
  • plane Take off the last e and plane turns into plan, with a short a. It sounds the same as plain.
  • whale In whale the a is long: a, then l, then a silent e.

List 6: i_e, as in prize 8

  • chime In chime the i is long: i, then m, then a silent e.
  • pride In pride the i is long: i, then d, then a silent e.
  • prize In prize the i is long: i, then z, then a silent e.
  • shrine In shrine the i is long: i, then n, then a silent e.
  • swipe In swipe the i is long: i, then p, then a silent e.
  • while In while the i is long: i, then l, then a silent e.
  • white In white the i is long: i, then t, then a silent e.
  • write In write the i is long: i, then t, then a silent e. The w at the start is silent. It sounds the same as right.

List 7: o_e, as in those 8

  • clone In clone the o is long: o, then n, then a silent e.
  • close In close the o is long: o, then s, then a silent e.
  • grove In grove the o is long: o, then v, then a silent e.
  • stole In stole the o is long: o, then l, then a silent e.
  • those In those the o is long: o, then s, then a silent e. The s says z.
  • throne In throne the o is long: o, then n, then a silent e. It sounds the same as thrown.
  • whole In whole the o is long: o, then l, then a silent e. It sounds the same as hole.
  • wrote In wrote the o is long: o, then t, then a silent e. The w at the start is silent.

List 8: u_e, as in flute 8

  • brute In brute the u is long: u, then t, then a silent e.
  • crude In crude the u is long: u, then d, then a silent e.
  • fluke In fluke the u is long: u, then k, then a silent e.
  • flute In flute the u is long: u, then t, then a silent e.
  • plume In plume the u is long: u, then m, then a silent e.
  • prune In prune the u is long: u, then n, then a silent e.
  • spruce In spruce the u is long: u, then c, then a silent e. The c says s before the e.
  • truce In truce the u is long: u, then c, then a silent e. The c says s before the e.

List 9: a_e, as in maze 8

  • fake In fake the a is long: a, then k, then a silent e.
  • gaze In gaze the a is long: a, then z, then a silent e.
  • lace In lace the a is long: a, then c, then a silent e. The c says s before the e.
  • mane Take off the last e and mane turns into man, with a short a. It sounds the same as main.
  • maze In maze the a is long: a, then z, then a silent e. It sounds the same as maize.
  • tale In tale the a is long: a, then l, then a silent e. It sounds the same as tail.
  • tame In tame the a is long: a, then m, then a silent e.
  • wage Take off the last e and wage turns into wag, with a short a. The g says j before the e.

List 10: i_e, as in rise 8

  • dine In dine the i is long: i, then n, then a silent e.
  • ice In ice the i is long: i, then c, then a silent e. The c says s before the e.
  • life In life the i is long: i, then f, then a silent e.
  • mime In mime the i is long: i, then m, then a silent e.
  • rise In rise the i is long: i, then s, then a silent e. The s says z.
  • site Take off the last e and site turns into sit, with a short i. It sounds the same as sight.
  • whine In whine the i is long: i, then n, then a silent e.
  • wise In wise the i is long: i, then s, then a silent e. The s says z.

List 11: o_e, as in rose 8

  • doze In doze the o is long: o, then z, then a silent e.
  • mode In mode the o is long: o, then d, then a silent e. It sounds the same as mowed.
  • poke In poke the o is long: o, then k, then a silent e.
  • pose In pose the o is long: o, then s, then a silent e. The s says z.
  • rode Take off the last e and rode turns into rod, with a short o. It sounds the same as road.
  • role In role the o is long: o, then l, then a silent e. It sounds the same as roll.
  • rose In rose the o is long: o, then s, then a silent e. The s says z. It sounds the same as rows.
  • sole In sole the o is long: o, then l, then a silent e. It sounds the same as soul.

List 12: a_e, as in shame 8

  • drape In drape the a is long: a, then p, then a silent e.
  • glaze In glaze the a is long: a, then z, then a silent e.
  • grace In grace the a is long: a, then c, then a silent e. The c says s before the e.
  • shame In shame the a is long: a, then m, then a silent e.
  • slate In slate the a is long: a, then t, then a silent e.
  • spade In spade the a is long: a, then d, then a silent e.
  • stake In stake the a is long: a, then k, then a silent e. It sounds the same as steak.
  • trace In trace the a is long: a, then c, then a silent e. The c says s before the e.

List 13: e_e, as in these 8

  • compete Compete has two beats. In the last one the e is long: e, then t, then a silent e.
  • delete Delete has two beats. In the last one the e is long: e, then t, then a silent e.
  • eve Eve starts with a long e: e, then v, then a silent e.
  • gene In gene the first e is long, and the e at the end is silent. The g says j.
  • scene In scene the first e is long, and the e at the end is silent. The sc says s. It sounds the same as seen.
  • scheme In scheme the first e is long, and the e at the end is silent. The sch says sk.
  • theme In theme the first e is long, and the e at the end is silent.
  • these In these the first e is long, and the e at the end is silent. The s says z.

List 14: short a and i 8

  • bit Bit has a short i. Add an e at the end and it says bite, with a long i.
  • cap Cap has a short a. Add an e at the end and it says cape, with a long a.
  • dim Dim has a short i. Add an e at the end and it says dime, with a long i.
  • mat Mat has a short a. Add an e at the end and it says mate, with a long a.
  • pin Pin has a short i. Add an e at the end and it says pine, with a long i.
  • rat Rat has a short a. Add an e at the end and it says rate, with a long a.
  • rid Rid has a short i. Add an e at the end and it says ride, with a long i.
  • tap Tap has a short a. Add an e at the end and it says tape, with a long a.

List 15: a_e and i_e 8

  • bite Add a silent e to bit and it says bite: the e makes no sound, and the i turns long.
  • cape Add a silent e to cap and it says cape: the e makes no sound, and the a turns long.
  • dime Add a silent e to dim and it says dime: the e makes no sound, and the i turns long.
  • mate Add a silent e to mat and it says mate: the e makes no sound, and the a turns long.
  • pine Add a silent e to pin and it says pine: the e makes no sound, and the i turns long.
  • rate Add a silent e to rat and it says rate: the e makes no sound, and the a turns long.
  • ride Add a silent e to rid and it says ride: the e makes no sound, and the i turns long.
  • tape Add a silent e to tap and it says tape: the e makes no sound, and the a turns long.

List 16: short o and u 8

  • cub Cub has a short u. Add an e at the end and it says cube, with a long u.
  • cut Cut has a short u. Add an e at the end and it says cute, with a long u.
  • glob Glob has a short o. Add an e at the end and it says globe, with a long o.
  • hop Hop has a short o. Add an e at the end and it says hope, with a long o.
  • hug Hug has a short u. Add an e at the end and it says huge, with a long u.
  • not Not has a short o. Add an e at the end and it says note, with a long o.
  • rob Rob has a short o. Add an e at the end and it says robe, with a long o.
  • tub Tub has a short u. Add an e at the end and it says tube, with a long u.

List 17: o_e and u_e 8

  • cube Add a silent e to cub and it says cube: the e makes no sound, and the u turns long.
  • cute Add a silent e to cut and it says cute: the e makes no sound, and the u turns long.
  • globe Add a silent e to glob and it says globe: the e makes no sound, and the o turns long.
  • hope Add a silent e to hop and it says hope: the e makes no sound, and the o turns long.
  • huge Add a silent e to hug and it says huge: the e makes no sound, and the u turns long.
  • note Add a silent e to not and it says note: the e makes no sound, and the o turns long.
  • robe Add a silent e to rob and it says robe: the e makes no sound, and the o turns long.
  • tube Add a silent e to tub and it says tube: the e makes no sound, and the u turns long.

List 18: rule breakers 8

  • come Come ends in a silent e, yet the o is not long: it says a short u sound, as in cup. In dome the o is long.
  • done Done ends in a silent e, yet the o is not long: it says a short u sound, as in cup. In tone the o is long.
  • give Give ends in a silent e, yet the i is not long: it says a short i. In five the i is long.
  • glove Glove ends in a silent e, yet the o is not long: it says a short u sound, as in cup. In grove the o is long.
  • gone Gone ends in a silent e, yet the o is not long: it says a short o. In lone the o is long.
  • have Have ends in a silent e, yet the a is not long: it says a short a. In gave the a is long.
  • love Love ends in a silent e, yet the o is not long: it says a short u sound, as in cup. In cove the o is long.
  • some Some ends in a silent e, yet the o is not long: it says a short u sound, as in cup. In home the o is long.

How this list was compiled: Our own selection and grouping of 144 English words, with our own hints: thirteen lists of words that end in a silent e after one consonant, sorted by vowel; two lists of short-vowel words, each followed by the same eight words with an e added; and a list of eight common words where the e is silent and the vowel is not long. The letters left out of each word are its vowel and, where it has one, its final e. Every word was checked by script on 2026-10-01 in two places: the Carnegie Mellon University Pronouncing Dictionary, a record of General American pronunciation (https://github.com/cmusphinx/cmudict), where every listed pronunciation must have the long vowel its list names and must end in a consonant sound, so the e is silent; and the word's own entry at https://en.wiktionary.org/, where the rhymes key or the pronunciation line must show the same vowel. A word that failed either check, or for which either source lists a second vowel sound, was left out (nice, stove, kite, stage, prime, fine, cod and none among them). Each word that a rule-breaker hint names as having a long vowel (gave, five, cove, dome, home, tone, lone, grove) was checked in that dictionary too. Each hint that says two words sound the same names a pair with the same pronunciation in that dictionary, and each hint that says a c says s, a g says j or an s says z repeats the last sound that dictionary gives. The rule itself (a single vowel letter, a consonant and the letter e spell the long vowel; a silent e after c or g marks the soft sound; come and done are among the common words that do not follow it) was read on 2026-10-01 at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phonics and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_e. Spellings are American. No published word list or reading programme was copied. Licence: own work

How it works

These silent e worksheets open on a sort: fifteen words to write under three headings, cap and pin beside cape and pine. For long vowel silent e worksheets on one vowel, Word list has a_e, i_e, o_e, u_e and e_e lists.

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Sort short vowel from silent e

The page opens on List 14, short a and short i words. The sort adds List 15, the same words with an e (cap, cape; pin, pine), and List 16, short o and short u. The child writes five words under each heading. From List 16 the sort sets hop and cub against hope and cube, with the rule breakers third.

Write the vowel and the e, or sort by vowel

Choose Missing letters under What goes on the sheet. Each word prints with its vowel and its final e left out, m_d_ for made, under a box of the list's eight words. Lists 1 to 13 each keep to one vowel, and a sort from List 1 sets a_e against i_e and o_e.

  • The answer key prints as the last page. To leave it off, open More options and untick Add an answer key as the last page.
  • Every word has a hint under the tool: in mice the c says s, and brake sounds the same as break.
  • Words you type take the place of our list, but a typed list cannot be sorted: it prints to trace.

Questions and answers

What is a silent e?

A final e that makes no sound of its own. After one vowel and one consonant it makes that vowel long, so the vowel says its name: cap turns into cape, and bit into bite. Teachers also call it magic e, or the vowel-consonant-e pattern.

Are there long e silent e worksheets?

Yes. List 13 holds eight e_e words: eve, gene, these, theme, scene, scheme, compete and delete. The pattern is rare in short words, so two of the eight have two beats.

Which words end in a silent e but keep a short vowel?

Have, give, love, glove, come, some, done and gone. List 18 holds them. Each hint under the tool names a word where the same vowel is long, such as gave, five and dome.

Do the silent e worksheets print with answers?

Five of the seven sheets do: Sort by list, Missing letters, Word shapes, Unscramble and ABC order. The key is the last page of the print. Trace and write and Write a sentence have nothing to mark, so they print no key.

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