Grade 1 Reading Mastery

Level 7: CVCe Magic E Short Story Practice

STAGE 1 DepEd MATATAG Key Stage 1

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Date:

Score: / 20

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The Magic 'e' Power: Silent 'e' hops to the end of a word to make the vowel say its long sound! Short bit becomes long bite!

Step 1 Add Magic 'e' to turn each short vowel word into a long vowel word:

b i t

➕ e ➔

b i te

h o p

➕ e ➔

h o pe

c u t

➕ e ➔

c u te

c a p

➕ e ➔

c a pe

r i d

➕ e ➔

r i de

Step 2 Touch each dot with your finger and read the Magic 'e' words aloud:

Long A (a_e)

game

cape

cave

name

Long I (i_e)

dime

time

line

hide

Long O (o_e)

rope

mole

robe

hole

Long U (u_e)

cube

tube

dune

fuse

Step 3 Look at each picture and write the matching Magic 'e' word on the line:

Grade 1 Decodable Short Story

Level 7: Fluency & Mastery Reader

STAGE 2 Self-Reading Mastery

Name:

Date:

Reading Goal: 3 Star Fluency ⭐

Luke and His Red Bike

Read 3 times: ★ ★ ★

Luke riding his bike with puppy

Luke has a fine red bike. He likes to ride by the tall pine trees. Luke saw a cute puppy by the gate. The puppy had a huge smile. Luke gave a happy wave. "Come ride with me to the lake!" said Luke. They made it to the lake in time to fly a kite. It was a fine ride!

🌟 Fluency Goal: Color a star after each full read!

My favorite CVCe word:

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Date:

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Part A Read each question carefully and fill in the circle for the best answer:

1. What does Luke like to ride past the pine trees?

A his fine red bike B a big blue bus C a slow brown mule

2. Where did Luke see the cute puppy?

A inside the cave B by the garden gate C on top of a rock

3. What did Luke give the puppy when he saw him?

A a happy wave B a cold ice cone C a long jump rope

4. What did Luke and the puppy do when they got to the lake?

A take a nap B fly a kite C bake a sweet cake

Part B Write a Magic 'e' word that rhymes with each target word:

bike

Rhymes with:

lake

Rhymes with:

gate

Rhymes with:

pine

Rhymes with:

Answer Key & Diagnostic Guide

Level 7: CVCe Long Vowels Assessment

TEACHER KEY Score Matrix (20 Pts)

Activity Solutions & Answer Verification Max: 20 Points

Page 1: Phonics Power (9 pts)

Step 1 Morphing:

• bit ➔ bite (long i)

• hop ➔ hope (long o)

• cut ➔ cute (long u)

• cap ➔ cape (long a)

• rid ➔ ride (long i)

Step 3 Pictures:

• 1. cape • 2. dime

• 3. rope • 4. cube

Page 2: Short Story Reading

Fluency Target: 35–50+ WPM

Story Word Count: 62 words

Target CVCe Words:

• Luke, bike, ride, pine

• cute, gate, huge, smile

• wave, lake, time, kite, fine

Repeated Reading: 3 Star Checkmarks completed by child.

Page 3: Comprehension (12 pts)

Part A (4 pts):

1. A (his fine red bike)

2. B (by the garden gate)

3. A (a happy wave)

4. B (fly a kite)

Part B Rhymes (8 pts):

• bike ➔ like / hike

• lake ➔ bake / cake / make

• gate ➔ late / mate

• pine ➔ fine / line / nine

Kiddie Blocks PH 10-Level Reading Progression Roadmap Key Stage 1 Curriculum

Level	Skill Focus	Target Age	Benchmark Mastery Criterion
L5 Level 5	High-Frequency & Sentences	Kinder / G1 (Age 5.5–6.5)	Reads 5–8 word decodable sentences with 90%+ voice inflection.
L6 Level 6	Consonant Blends & Digraphs	Grade 1 Q1–Q2 (Age 6–7)	Decodes CCVC & CVCC words (sh, ch, th, bl, tr) without sound omissions.
L7 Level 7	Long Vowels & Silent 'e' (CVCe)	Grade 1 Q2–Q3 (Age 6–7.5)	CURRENT: Switches vowel sounds instantly when silent 'e' appears.
L8 Level 8	Vowel Teams & Diphthongs	Grade 1 to 2 (Age 6.5–7.5)	NEXT: Accurately reads vowel pairs (ai/ay, ee/ea, oa/oe, oi/oy, ou/ow).

DepEd MATATAG Oral Reading Fluency & Accuracy Diagnostic Rubric Passing: 85%+

Evaluation Metric	Emerging (<60%)	Developing (60%–84%)	Mastery (85%–100%)
CVCe Decoding Accuracy	Frequently pronounces vowels as short; ignores the final silent 'e'.	Corrects pronunciation after prompting; hesitates on 'u_e' long words.	Instantly identifies CVCe words with zero adult prompting; 100% accurate.
Reading Rate & Phrasing	Choppy word-by-word reading under 25 WPM; ignores periods and commas.	Moderate fluency (25–35 WPM); reads in 2- to 3-word chunks with pauses.	Fluid oral reading (35–50+ WPM); natural expressive voice inflection.
Story Comprehension	Recalls 0–1 story details; cannot answer inferential questions.	Answers literal questions with hints; partial recall of story events.	Accurately answers all 4 comprehension items; explains moral clearly.