Jobs of silent e
The e is added to the following words for this reason:
tense, lapse, dense
What is so the word does not look plural?
Why do these words include a final silent e?
little, purple, middle
What is every syllable must have a written vowel?
We use this spelling for /k/ at the beginning of a word next to the vowel a, o, u.
What is c?
This syllable type has a single vowel followed by a consonant and the vowel says its short sound.
What is a closed syllable?
This spelling for /k/ is always found in the middle of a word after a short vowel sound.
What is cc?
The following words all include a silent e for the same reason:
include, mistake, complete, transcribe
What is the e makes the vowel long?
This is the reason the following words include a final silent e.
bathe, clothe, loathe
What is the e makes the th voiced?
We use this spelling for /k/ in a vowel consonant e syllable
What is k
What syllable type are the following words?
So, why, do, and we
What is an open syllable?
This spelling of /k/ can be found in the beginning, middle, or end of a word.
What is ch?
Why do these words include a final silent e?
expensive, twelve, combative
What is English words do not end with the letter v?
This is what happens to the final silent e when you add a vowel suffix like ed, ing, es
What is drop the final silent e before adding the suffix?
We use this spelling for /k/ at the end of words with long vowel or vowel team sound before it.
What is k?
This syllable type has a single vowel followed by a consonant next to the letter e at the end.
What is a vowel consonant e syllable?
These 2 spellings for /k/ can be found at the end of a one syllable word following a short vowel sound.
What is ck and ch?
What is the job of silent e in the following words:
indulge, engagement, impinge
What is to make the g say the soft /j/ sound?
This syllable type also has a silent e at the end?
What is a consonant-le syllable?
ck is only used after you check your base word for these two things
What is a single syllable and a short vowel?
All of these vowels are changed by this rather controlling consonant
What is an r controlled syllable?
This spelling for /k/ is found after a short vowel sound in a 2 or more syllable word.
What is c?
What is the job of the silent e in the following words:
injustice, enforcement, entrance
What is to make the c say the soft /s/ sound?
These words have a final silent e as part of a trigraph.
misjudge, dislodge, bridge
What is dge?
Don’t confuse x for this plural sound
What is cks (like tacks)
Two vowels that work together to make one sound.
What is a vowel team?
This spelling for /k/ is the most frequent spelling for /k/ as a digraph.
What is ck?