Dissect the word
How many syllables?
Pronounce the word
Without the Magic-E
Add the magic-e
100

caucus

cau/cus

100

tree

1

100

virgo

ver-go

100

Without the magic-e, how do you pronounce the word?


explode

ex-plod

100

Adding an e, what is the word?


pollut

pollute

200

exploit

ex/ploit

200

contact

2

200

girder

gerr-derr

200

Without the magic-e, how do you pronounce


exhale

ex-hal

200

Adding an e, what is the word?


magnat

magnate

300

thyroid

thy/roid

300

palmetto

3

300

roebuck

row-buck

300

Without the magic-e, how do you pronounce


impede

im-ped

300

Adding an e, what is the word?


conniv

connive

400

unemployment

un/em/ploy/ment

400

howitzer

3

400

oboe

sounds like o-bow

400

Without the magic-e, how do you pronounce


compensate

com-pen-sat

400

Adding an e, what is the word?


sublim

sublime

500

Tennessee

ten/nes/see

500

Crusoe

2

500

pauper

paw-per

500

Without the magic-e, how do you pronounce


benzene

ben-zen

500

Adding an e, what is the word?


quagmir

quagmire