_ce: Magic E Can Make C Sound Soft!

 Magic E, silent at the end of a word, most notoriously makes a vowel say its name, or long sound. Its powers do not stop there! It can also make a c, which usually makes the /k/ sound, soft. It does so, for example, in "ice," "face," "space," and "twice."

Check out these videos to review this slightly less common but very helpful pattern.

Play to Practice the "_ce" Pattern:

This picture/word match up game asks you to identify the correct soft c word using the _ce pattern. Click the picture to play!

Decodable Passage: Can you read and illustrate this mini story practicing the _ce pattern?

    Grace had a pet mouse named Ace. Grace made a nice space for Ace. Ace had a tube to race through. He had a wheel that he could go on his face. But, Grace did not let Ace out of his cage when she was not home, just in case. 

    When Grace was home, she did let Ace out. Once, Ace got a slice of cake and made a huge mess! Grace did not get mad. She just gave Ace's face a wipe and got the cake slice from him.

Heart Words to Practice

We have been working on collaboratively coming up with (often goofy) mnemonic devices to help us remember the trickier irregular spellings.

here, where, there (*remember: Hairy Elephants Run Everywhere!)

who (*remember: Who has oranges? We Have Oranges!)

my, by

one (*remember: add one e on to the end of on!)

once (*remember: Once upon a time...Octopus Never Chased Eels!)