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Grade 1 English Language Arts · Level 2, Decode Automatically and Read Smoothly

Read Silent-e and Vowel-Team Words

Use final-e and common vowel-team conventions to read long-vowel one-syllable words.

How the lesson starts: Read Silent-e and Vowel-Team Words

1. Meet Bix the quiet E

   Hi friend! This is Bix. Bix is a tiny robot shaped like the letter E. Bix never talks. But Bix has a secret power. Bix makes vowels say their names!

2. Zap! Cap becomes cape

   Look. Cap. The A in cap is short and quick. Now Bix hops on the end. Zap! Cape. Now the A says its name. And Bix? Bix stays quiet.

3. Let's find the long one

   Which word has a long vowel? Kit, kite or hop. Look for Bix at the end! Kit has no E. Short. Hop has no E. Short. Kite has a quiet E. The I says its name. Kite!