Why is That <e> There?
lake
The <e> marks the <a> as a long vowel.
pain
pane
love + s
loves
movable →
move + able
believe
No complete English word ends in <v>.
waist
waste
love + ly
lovely
breathing →
breathe + ing
justice
The <e> marks the <c> as a 'soft' sound, or /s/.
sighs
size
love + ed
loved
buckled →
buckle + ed
continue
No complete English word ends with <u>.
won
one
love + ing
loving
blazes →
blaze + es
bathe
The <e> marks the <a> as a long vowel,
AND it marks the voiced sound of the <th>.
cents
sense
love + able
lovable
lying →
lie + ing