Phonics Patterns

Decodable — The Homesick Pilot

Use this decodable text to give students practice reading multisyllable words with with magic 'e' (also known as silent 'e') and long 'i', like sometime and excitement. In this phonics pattern, there is an 'i', consonant, and final 'e'. The 'e' is silent and the vowel 'i' sound is long.

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