Phonics for Kids Lesson 11: Magic E (a_e, i_e, o_e, u_e) with Free Worksheet

Add an e to kit and it becomes kite! In Phonics Lesson 11, children learn the Magic E rule: a quiet e at the end makes the vowel say its name. They read cap/cape, kit/kite, hop/hope and cub/cube, words like cake, bike, bone and flute, spot mistakes, make a Magic E Wand, and finish with a 5-question quiz.

1. The Magic E Rule

• Magic E sits at the end and is quiet.
• It jumps over one letter and makes the vowel say its name.
• cap → cape, kit → kite, hop → hope

2. Magic E Changes Words

• a_e – cap → cape
• a_e – cake
• i_e – kit → kite
• i_e – bike

3. More Magic E

• o_e – hop → hope
• o_e – bone
• u_e – cub → cube
• u_e – flute

4. Add Magic E

tap → tape (tape), pin → pine (pine), not → note (note), tub → tube (tube)

5. Spot the Mistake

• ❌ cake read as “cak-ee”  →  ✅ c-a_e-k → cake
• ❌ hope read as “hop”  →  ✅ h-o_e-p → hope

6. Your Turn

Ask your child these questions. Answers are in brackets.

• Read: made (made)
• Read: time (time)
• Read: rose (rose)
• cut + e = ? (cute)

7. Activity: Magic E Wand

You need: a pencil wand with an “e” on top, word cards.

1. Write cap, kit, hop, cub, tap, pin on cards.
2. Touch the end of each word with your magic E wand.
3. Read the new word: cape, kite, hope…

8. Quick Recap

• Magic E is quiet.
• It makes the vowel say its name.
• cap → cape • kit → kite
• hop → hope • cub → cube

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