Summary
A catchy indie-rock music video about how a silent e at the end of a word makes the vowel say its own name (hop to hope, cut to cute). A quick, memorable hook for a phonics mini-lesson or word-work station.
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Discussion
A silent e is sneaky -- you don't hear it, but it changes how a word sounds.
- What happens to the vowel sound when you add a silent e to a word?
- Can you turn a short-vowel word from the song into a long-vowel word by adding e?
- Why do you think this rule is worth remembering when you read?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: vowel, short vowel, long vowel, silent e.
Try it: Write three word pairs where adding a silent e changes the word (like cap/cape). Read each pair out loud.