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Four-in-a-row games for i-e words

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I’m sharing yet another free printable for practice reading i-e words!

four in a row i-e game

These four-in-a-row reading games take the boring out of reading practice.  Plus, they’re quick to print and play!

four in a row i-e 1

Print the game you’d like to play. I include four in the download:

  • CVCe (i-e) words, such as ride and time
  • CCVCe (blend or digraph + consonant + silent e) words, such as smile or write.
  • Short i words, such as tip and sit, PLUS CVCe words
  • Short i words beginning with a blend or digraph, such as grin and twig, PLUS CCVCe words

*You may think that adding in those short vowel words make a game easier, but it actually makes them harder. You child can’t automatically assume a word has the long i sound, so he really has to think about the spelling pattern before reading a word.

four in a row i-e 2

Even after a morning at kindergarten, my Five needs no coaxing to play Four in a Row.  We take turns reading a word and dotting it with a Do-a-Dot marker.  It’s a race to see who gets four in a row first!

four in a row i-e 3

Sometimes we see who gets four in a row, and then we just take turns reading and dotting the remaining words.  Other times we don’t play four in a row at all. We just read and dot.  My Five likes to see how fast he can read!

We can play all four games in about ten minutes.  I love these jam-packed reading sessions! They give just enough time for reading practice without keeping my Five away from his Legos for too long. ;).

Enjoy!

More 4-in-a-row silent e games:

  • a-e
  • o-e
  • u-e

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Filed Under: Reading, CVCE Words Tagged With: silent e words, four in a row, first grade, kindergarten

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8 Comments

  1. Heather

    June 25, 2017 at 12:08 pm

    Wow! I’ve found so many amazing ideas on your site. I really appreciate it!

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    • Anna Geiger

      June 27, 2017 at 7:23 am

      I’m so glad to hear that, Heather! I’m so glad you’re following along!

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  2. Karen

    May 20, 2017 at 6:36 pm

    Thanks so much for your great ideas !

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    • Anna Geiger

      May 28, 2017 at 4:08 pm

      You’re very welcome, Karen!

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  3. Alice H Franco

    March 26, 2017 at 8:04 pm

    I am so grateful and appreciative of all of your hard work. THANK YOU for sharing these fun activities and SO much more!
    Alice

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    • Anna Geiger

      March 31, 2017 at 5:14 am

      You’re very welcome, Alice! 🙂

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  4. Charlotte

    August 28, 2016 at 1:38 pm

    I love your webpage.

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    • Anna Geiger

      August 30, 2016 at 2:42 pm

      Thanks so much, Charlotte!

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