Which word demonstrates a CVCe pattern?

Which word demonstrates a CVCe pattern?

• A. bike
• B. run
• C. cat
• D. rain

Answer: (A)

Words with a CVCe pattern have a final silent e that changes how the preceding vowel is heard, giving it a long vowel sound. In bike, the sequence is consonant–vowel–consonant–silent e. The final e doesn’t make a sound itself, but it makes the i say its long name, like “i” in “bike.” That exact setup—ending with a silent e that makes the previous vowel long—is what the CVCe pattern describes. The other words don’t fit: run has a short u and no final e; cat has a short a; rain uses a vowel pair to create a long vowel sound but doesn’t end with a silent e, so it isn’t CVCe.

Words with a CVCe pattern have a final silent e that changes how the preceding vowel is heard, giving it a long vowel sound. In bike, the sequence is consonant–vowel–consonant–silent e. The final e doesn’t make a sound itself, but it makes the i say its long name, like “i” in “bike.” That exact setup—ending with a silent e that makes the previous vowel long—is what the CVCe pattern describes. The other words don’t fit: run has a short u and no final e; cat has a short a; rain uses a vowel pair to create a long vowel sound but doesn’t end with a silent e, so it isn’t CVCe.