CVCe Words

CVCe stands for Consonant-Vowel-Consonant-silent 'e' pattern, where the 'e' at the end makes the vowel sound long.

An example of a CVCe word is 'dine'.

In 'dine', the 'i' makes a long /ī/ sound.

The silent 'e' at the end of CVCe words changes the vowel sound from short to long.

A short /o/ sound is the sound made in words like 'hot' or 'dog'.

The CVCe word 'dive' has a long /ī/ sound.

An example of a word with a short /e/ sound is 'pen'.

A CVCe word has a consonant, followed by a vowel, then another consonant, and ends with a silent 'e'.

Short vowel sounds are quick and do not say the name of the letter, while long vowel sounds say the name of the letter.

An example of a CVCe word that ends with 'e' is 'cake'.