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Year 1 - Magic e with u

Magic e with u can change the sound in a word. Practise spotting the silent e and spelling each word so you can read it correctly.

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Fascinating Fact:

Hug becomes huge, and huge means very big.

In KS1 English Spelling, magic e is a pattern where a silent e at the end changes the vowel sound in the middle. When the vowel is u, the sound often changes from a short u to a longer u sound, and it can make a new word.

Key Terms

Short u sound: The u sound in words like cup and sun.
Long u sound: The u sound you hear in words like cube.
Silent e: An e at the end of a word that changes the vowel sound but is not spoken.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

What is magic e with u in Year 1 spelling?

Magic e with u is when a silent e at the end changes the u sound in the word. For example, cub can become cube and tub can become tube.

How does magic e change the sound of u?

Magic e can change u from a short sound to a longer sound. That means the u in cut can change to the u sound in cute.

How can children practise magic e words with u?

Children can practise by reading word pairs, circling the silent e, and writing each word in a short sentence. Sorting words into “with e” and “without e” groups can help too.

Try These Related Quizzes

1 .

Spell the missing word: The sun always shines in the month of _____ .

Joon

June

Juin

Jewn

All of these answers include the long vowel sound for u but only one is correct. Hopefully you picked the word that looks the most familiar to you.

2 .

Spell the missing word: These are two _____ lion cubs.

coote

cewte

cute

cuit

With the help of the magic e, the u makes the same sound as the word 'you'.

3 .

Spell the missing word: They all wore vegetable _____.

costoomes

costewmes

costuims

costumes

This word is sounded out like this: c + o + s + t + u + m, we don't say the magic e sound.

4 .

Spell the missing word: Would you like to _____ my rubber.

youse

ewse

oose

use

Here we have the word 'use' with the long vowel sound and 'rubber' with the 'u' making a short vowel sound.

5 .

Spell the missing word: This is a picture of a _____.

moule

mewl

mule

mulee

A mule is a cross-breed and is half donkey, half horse.

6 .

Spell the missing word: A 3D square is called a _____.

cyoube

cyoub

cewb

cube

A cube has six faces.

7 .

Spell the missing word: Don't be so _____.

rude

rood

rode

roode

Pushing in front of a line is considered to be very rude.

8 .

Spell the missing word: She is putting _____ on.

perfume

perfoom

perfum

perfome

Perfume has been around since the Ancient Egyptian times!

9 .

Spell the missing word: She is singing along in _____ with the music.

tune

toon

tewn

tuin

A tune is a musical note that is held; a Looney Tune is a cartoon show with crazy characters!

10 .

Spell the missing word: The car _____ were poisonous.

foomes

fumes

fomes

fuims

Car exhaust fumes produce carbon monoxide, which is very harmful to our planet.

You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Spelling

Author: Finola Waller (MEd, Primary School Teacher & KS1 English Quiz Writer)

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