What is a CVCe pattern?

What is a CVCe pattern?

• A. cat
• B. rain
• C. run
• D. cake

Answer: (D)

The CVCe pattern is a consonant, a vowel, a consonant, and a final silent e that makes the preceding vowel say its name. In cake, you have the letters C-A-K-E: the vowel is A, and the final E changes its sound from a short A to a long A (the "ay" sound). That final e isn’t pronounced by itself, but it changes the way the vowel sounds. The other options don’t fit this pattern. Cat has a short A and no final e, so it’s just a simple CVC. Rain has two vowels together and ends with a consonant, not a final e. Run is a CVC without a final e, so the vowel remains short.

The CVCe pattern is a consonant, a vowel, a consonant, and a final silent e that makes the preceding vowel say its name. In cake, you have the letters C-A-K-E: the vowel is A, and the final E changes its sound from a short A to a long A (the "ay" sound). That final e isn’t pronounced by itself, but it changes the way the vowel sounds.

The other options don’t fit this pattern. Cat has a short A and no final e, so it’s just a simple CVC. Rain has two vowels together and ends with a consonant, not a final e. Run is a CVC without a final e, so the vowel remains short.