READ/SPELL – ‘magic e’ words

Reading / Spelling
  • This resource pack of 4 pages covers hearing, reading, spelling and using three and four-letter ‘magic e’ words with vowels 'a', 'i', 'o', 'u'
  • The vowel say its name and ‘magic e’ keeps quiet itself
  • The vowel and ‘magic e’ are highlighted the same colour in the worksheets
  • For most children it is best to do one vowel with ‘magic e’ at a time
  • Click on the loudspeaker icon for sound
  • Use Adobe acrobat comment function to write freehand, type text and erase online

Last updated
21st July 2025

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A little more info...

  • Vowels are the five letters a, e, I, o, u
  • Digraphs consist of two adjacent letters which only make one sound
  • 'Magic e' is called a split digraph as the vowel and ‘e’ are separated by another letter and only make one sound

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