Question

words can have short vowel sounds. these words sometimes have a consonant-vowel-consonant, or cvc, pattern. words can have long vowel sounds. these words sometimes have a consonant-vowel-consonant-e, or cvce, pattern. the vowels in these words say their own name.
short vowel words with cvc
lap\ttop
pet\tpup
sit\t
long vowel words with silent e
lake\tbone
eve\tcube
kite\t
circle the word that is spelled correctly in each sentence.

1. the barber put a (cap, cape) around fred.
2. the hair dryer blew a (fus, fuse).
3. the barber swept the (rug, ruge).
4. fred asked to (get, gete) ice cream.
5. fred and his dad ate an ice cream (con, cone).

Explanation:

1. A barber uses a "cape" (long vowel CVCe pattern) to cover clients, not "cap".
2. A hair dryer blows a "fuse" (long vowel CVCe pattern), the correct spelling for the electrical component, not "fus".
3. A barber sweeps a "rug" (short vowel CVC pattern), the correct spelling for a floor covering, not "ruge".
4. "Get" (short vowel CVC pattern) is the correct spelling for the verb meaning to receive, not "gete".
5. Ice cream is served in a "cone" (long vowel CVCe pattern), the correct spelling for the edible holder, not "con".

Answer:

1. cape
2. fuse
3. rug
4. get
5. cone