Silent e jobs
Job 1
vowel consonant silent e, the e tells the vowel to say its second sound
Rule 4
when a vowel is at the end of a syllable it says its second sound
ea
3 sounds
teacher
2 syllables, teach er
Rule 6
Job 5
Rule 29
separate the syllable at the double consonants where it only makes one sound
aigh
straight
evening
2 syllables, eve ning
the phonogram ck two letters can only be used after a first sound vowel
Job 3
the e makes the c or g say its second sound
Rule 18
ough
6 sounds
afternoon
3 syllables, af ter noon
Rule 11
drop the silent e when adding a vowel suffix
Job 2
English words do not end with v or u
when i or o is followed by two consonants it says its second sound
oo
2 sounds
anything
3 syllables, an y thing
Rule 13
the phonogram sh can be used at the beginning, middle, or end of a word
Job 4
every syllable must have a vowel
Rule 2
c followed by e, i, or y says its second sound
ie
3 sounds, rule 12 ei comes after c, ie comes after all other consonants
beginning
3 syllables, be gin ning
Rule 21
when the word all becomes a prefix, drop the second l