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A_E Split Digraph Words and Practice

In words like cake, game, and name, the vowel letter a works across a single consonant with silent final e to represent the long a sound (/eɪ/).

Print Word List (3 Words) →Short vs. Silent E Sort →

Canonical A-E Decodable Words

Notice that in Elkonin sound boxes, a_e occupies a single box representing the long a phoneme, giving 4-letter words exactly 3 sound boxes.

cake3 sounds

c/k/

a_e/eɪ/

k/k/

Onset: cRime: ake

name3 sounds

n/n/

a_e/eɪ/

m/m/

Onset: nRime: ame

game3 sounds

g/ɡ/

a_e/eɪ/

m/m/

Onset: gRime: ame

Printable Practice

Practice Contrasting Short Vowels vs. Silent E

Reinforce split-digraph decoding with our comparative 2-column sort worksheet. Students read 12 decodable words and sort them under Short Vowel or Silent E.

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