Split Digraphs and Magic E
Read and spell words containing split digraphs (a-e, e-e, i-e, o-e, u-e) where a final 'e' makes the preceding vowel long
Lesson
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“Split Digraphs and Magic E means a final e that makes the earlier vowel say its long name (cap → cape). We will build pairs, hear the change, then check a fresh split digraph.”
Bring to the table
- Letter cards including final e
- Paper list: cap/cape, kit/kite, hop/hope, cub/cube
Extra for the adult
Worked example. cap → cape: silent final e makes long a. The digraph is split around the consonant.
Optional challenge. For Split Digraphs and Magic E, sort CVC vs magic-e cards and fix a wrong spelling. Optional: write a sentence with two magic-e words.
What to notice. Keep one parent note: pairs; long-vowel talk; spellings; support used. This session samples a few items, not mastery of every split digraph.
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Split Digraphs and Magic E means a final e that makes the earlier vowel say its long name (cap → cape). We will build pairs, hear the change, then check a fresh split digraph.
Spend about 12 minutes reading and spelling magic-e words with cards, then checking a new pair.
Read split-digraph words and spell a dictated sample with models hidden.
Read split-digraph words and spell a dictated sample with models hidden.
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Choose the magic-e word with the long vowel.
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Lessons 54–62 Resources
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Free UFLI Foundations toolbox materials for the Vowel-Consonant-e (silent e / magic e) unit. Printables and slides; the paid Foundations manual is separate.
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Before you openRead three VCe words from a lesson sheet and say what the silent e does to the vowel. Opening a PDF does not save reading progress.
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Check understanding
- Read words with split digraphs (e.g. 'cake', 'bike', 'home', 'cube')
- Compare minimal pairs showing the effect of the split digraph (e.g. 'cap' vs 'cape')
- Spell words with split digraphs correctly
“Does your child know that the 'e' at the end of words like 'cake', 'bike', or 'home' changes the vowel sound in the middle — making it say its name instead of its short sound?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Procedural
- Subject
- English
- Domain
- Phonics & Word Reading
- Age range
- Ages 5–7
Standards