Lesson 62
VCe Review 3, Exceptions
Words with the VCe pattern and exceptions
-VE is a common pattern for /v/ as the last sound in a word because words in English do not end with the letter V. Not all words with -VE have a long vowel sound (e.g., carve, prove). -SE is a common pattern for /s/ as the last sound in a word to differentiate the /s/ sound from the -S suffix. Not all words with -SE have a long vowel sound (e.g., house, course).
Today's plan
about 20 min- Step 1Warm up our ears (blend & segment)2 min
- Steps 2 & 3Look & Say / Listen & Spell4 min
- Step 4Blending drill3 min
- Step 5New concept6 min
- Step 5Read & spell the new words5 min
Warm Up Our Ears
Say the sounds; students blend them into a word. Then say a word; students break it apart.
Blend it (teacher says sounds → you say word)
Break it (I say word → you say sounds)
Sound Drills
Full-screen cards for the class. Tap a card to check the answer, or press Hear the words to hear the example words read aloud.
👂 Listen & Spell — teacher list (2 sounds)
Say each sound; students write the spelling(s). Read straight from this list.
- /s/s (as in sun), ss, c (as in city), _ce · sun
- /j/_ge · cage
Blending Drill
Change one part at a time and read the new word.
New Concept
Today we review words with silent E and learn about two exceptions to the silent E pattern: words ending in -VE and the scribal O.
Highlighted words are the ones to show and practice reading — tap one to hear it.
We have been learning about words with the silent E pattern. Silent E at the end of a word makes the first vowel make a long sound, or say its name, like in the words , , note. When the letter C is followed by a silent E, it spells /s/ like in the words and . When the letter G is followed by a silent E, it spells /j/ like in the words and . There are two exceptions to the silent E pattern in words, or two times this rule gets broken.
Exception 1: -VE
Some words that end with VE have vowels that make the short sound, not the long sound, such as the words , , have. This happens because in English, words are not allowed to end with the letter V. When a word with a short vowel sound ends with V, we add the silent E but the silent E does not change the vowel sound.
Exception 2: Scribal O
The next exception to the silent E pattern is called the scribal O. In some silent E words, there is an O that sounds like a short U, such as the words and . This is called the scribal O because it is believed that a long time ago, these words were spelled with U, but the scribes, or the people whose job it was to write all the words , had a hard time reading the U next to letters that looked similar, so in these words the scribes changed U to O to make it easier to read. The words , , , , some all have the scribal O.
Read & Spell
Read — I do
Read — We do
Spell — I do
Spell — We do