Phonics Practice · Step 8 of 12
Final e
A silent e at the end makes the vowel say its name: cap and cape, kit and kite.
Made by Teddy Rook Book to practice alongside Hannah Ward's lessons. It is not part of her curriculum. About this practice
For grown-ups
What this step teaches
When a word ends in vowel-consonant-e, the e is silent and the vowel says its name (its long sound): cap becomes cape, kit becomes kite, hop becomes hope, cub becomes cube. In the sound boxes, the vowel and the e are joined by a line.
As you practice: Before sounding out, look at the end of the word. A vowel, one consonant, then e: the vowel says its name and the e stays quiet.
Away from the screen
- Write cap, kit, hop and cub on cards. Add a sticky note with e and read the new word: cape, kite, hope, cube.
- Read pairs aloud together: mad and made, pin and pine, not and note.
- Point out that the e at the end is silent: it doesn't get a sound box of its own.
With Hannah's lessons
Goes with the long-vowel words in the later part of Hannah's 120 lessons and her Phonics Reading Boot Camp.
📖 Read in 120 Lessons🎯 Phonics Boot Camp
Hannah's lessons may bring in sounds in a different order. Follow her order, and use the step here that matches what she has taught.
The new sounds, and how to say them
- a–e as in cakeThe e at the end is silent. It makes a say its name, as in cake.
- i–e as in kiteThe silent e makes i say its name, as in kite.
- o–e as in boneThe silent e makes o say its name, as in bone.
- u–e as in cubeThe silent e makes u say its name, as in cube. In some words it says /oo/, as in flute.
- e–e as in theseThe silent e makes e say its name, as in these. It is the least common of the five.
Heart words for this step
Heart words are common words with a part that doesn't follow the rules your child knows yet. Sound out the regular parts, and learn the ♥ part by heart.
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