Long A VCE Worksheets | 88 No-Prep Silent E Phonics Activities for First Grade

Give your students meaningful, structured practice with Long A VCE (Vowel-Consonant-E) words through these engaging, no-prep phonics worksheets!

Designed for first-grade phonics instruction, literacy centers, intervention, and independent practice, this resource provides multiple opportunities for students to read, decode, spell, and write Long A silent e words. The words and sentences include digraphs and blends, helping students apply previously learned phonics skills while mastering this important long vowel pattern.

Many worksheets include built-in blending supports such as segmenting dots, blending lines, and visual cues that guide students through the decoding process and encourage fluent reading.

What’s Included

• 88 No-Prep Printable Worksheets
• 23 Unique Worksheet Templates
• Multiple versions of every template
• Long A VCE word practice
• Reading, writing, spelling, and sentence activities
• Student-friendly blending cues
• Printable PDF format

Skills Covered

• Long A VCE (silent e) words
• Decoding and blending
• Phonics fluency
• Word recognition
• Spelling patterns
• Sentence reading
• Sentence writing
• Word families
• Onset and rime
• Reading comprehension
• Fine motor practice

Worksheet Templates Included

Reading & Writing Practice

• Color the Picture
• Read, Trace, Write
• Read, Trace, Write, Draw
• Read, Write, Color
• Spell & Write
• Match & Write
• Color the Word
• Read and Check
• Write Two Times
• Read, Match, Write

Sentence Practice

• Sentence Scramble Cut & Paste
• Write a Sentence
• Sentence Construction
• Cut & Paste Sentences
• Read. Choose. Write. Draw.

Sorting & Word Study Activities

• Picture Sort
• Word Sort
• Write by Word Family
• Write the Rime

Cut & Paste Activities

• Cut & Paste Onset Rime
• Cut. Paste. Write.
• Cut & Paste Onset & Rime Write

Word Building Activities

• Word Construction

Student-Friendly Blending Supports

Many pages include visual scaffolds to support decoding success:

• Dots to segment sounds
• Dotted blending lines
• Large “read it fast” arrows
• Structured blending practice

These supports help students move from sounding out words to reading them more fluently and automatically.

Ways to Use This Resource

Literacy Centers

Provide consistent phonics practice during independent center rotations.

Small Group Instruction

Target Long A VCE skills in guided reading or intervention groups.

Independent Practice

Reinforce classroom instruction with meaningful seatwork and review.

Homework

Send home targeted phonics practice for additional reinforcement.

Interactive Notebooks

Print pages at a reduced size to create interactive notebook activities students can reference throughout the year.

Why Teachers Love It

• No-prep and easy to implement
• Large variety of worksheet formats keeps practice engaging
• Provides repeated exposure to Long A VCE words
• Supports Science of Reading and structured literacy instruction
• Includes visual blending supports for developing readers
• Works well for centers, intervention, homework, and independent practice
• Helps students build decoding confidence and reading fluency

Additional Information

This resource builds upon foundational phonics skills taught in Short Vowel, Digraph, Final Blends, and Initial Blends instruction. The included words and sentences are carefully designed to help students apply multiple phonics concepts while mastering Long A silent e patterns.

These worksheets also align with the corresponding Blending Cards and CVC Short Vowel phonics resources, creating a cohesive phonics learning progression for beginning readers.

Whether you’re teaching Long A VCE words for the first time or providing additional review and intervention, these worksheets offer extensive practice opportunities that help students become confident, successful readers.