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Magic E Fun!

Practice identifying and applying the Magic E rule to change short vowel sounds to long vowel sounds in words.

Grade 3 ELA GrammarPhonicsMagic E
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Fill in the BlanksMultiple ChoiceTrue / FalseShort AnswerTextWord Bank

Standards

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.3.3.C

Topics

ELAGrade 3PhonicsMagic EVowel Sounds
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Magic E Fun!

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Read each section's instructions carefully and complete the activities. Remember the 'Magic E' rule: when an 'e' is at the end of a word, it makes the vowel before it say its long sound and the 'e' stays silent.

Add a 'Magic E' to the end of each word to create a new word. Then, write the new word.

1. cap + e =  

2. plan + e =  

3. kit + e =  

4. hop + e =  

5. cut + e =  

Choose the word that uses the Magic E rule correctly.

6. Which word means to get a ride?

a

rid

b

ride

c

ridd

d

ridde

7. Which word is a type of fruit?

a

plum

b

plume

c

plumm

d

pume

Read each statement and circle True or False.

8. In the word 'make', the 'a' makes a short vowel sound.

T

True

F

False

9. The word 'hope' has a silent 'e' at the end.

T

True

F

False

10. Write a sentence using the word 'bake'. Underline the Magic E word.

11. Write a sentence using the word 'hide'. Underline the Magic E word.

Read the story below. Circle all the words that follow the Magic E rule.

Mike likes to ride his bike. He has a blue bike and a red bike. Mike's mom told him to be safe when he bikes. He must wear his helmet. One day, Mike saw a small kite flying high in the sky. He wanted to chase it, but he knew he should stay on the path. What a fun day Mike had!

Use the word bank to fill in the blanks in the sentences below. All words follow the Magic E rule.

game
home
make
five

12. I like to play a   with my friends.

13. We will   a cake for her birthday.

14. There are   apples in the basket.

15. After school, I go  .