Silent final E Rules
This is the reason why dove, argue and love all end in a silent e.
English words cannot end in I, U, V, or J.
This is the rule of why the Y makes this sound in the following words:
motherly, viscosity, generosity
The Y says the long e sounds in an unstressed syllable at the end of a multi-syllable word.
This rule explains why the following words are spelled this way...
shoving, trading, tasty
Drop the silent final E when adding a vowel suffix only if it is allowed by other spelling rules
These are the 3 sounds the letter O can make
o (hot)
o (open)
o (do)
These three consonants are often doubled after a single, short, or broad vowel at the end of a base word.
What are F, L, and S
The following words all include a silent final e for the same reason:
Home, vote, code
The e makes the vowel long
This explains why the Y makes this sound in the following words:
Sky, spry, shy
When a one-syllable word ends in a single-vowel Y, it always says the long I sound
This rule explains why the following words are spelled this way...
wrapping, nodding. starred
Double the last consonant when adding a vowel suffix to one-syllable words ending in one vowel followed by one consonant.
All 3 words have this vowel sound/rule in common:
vacation, motivate, before
They all have words making the long vowel sound due to an open syllable
When a one-syllable word ends in a /k/ sound, immediately following a short vowel, we must use this spelling for /k/.
What is CK
The E is added to the following words for this reason:
Purse, loose, dense
So the word does not look plural
This is the rule for Y in the following words:
Cried, bullies, luxurious
The Y changes to an I when adding a vowel suffix, unless the suffix beings with an I
This rule explains why the suffixes are as so...
Matches, boxes, wishes
When making a word plural, if it hisses at the ending add -es.
The following rule explains why the letter A is making this sound:
Wall, water, call
A may say its broad sound when next to the letters w and l.
These three letters must replace ch at the end of a single-syllable word immediately following a short vowel.
What is tch
Why do these words include a silent final E?
Little, purple, middle
Every syllable must have a written vowel
The letter Y can make these four sounds...
What is:
y (yellow)
i (myth)
i (by)
e (baby)
The following suffixes are spelled this way due to the rule that...
Illustration, discussion, musician
These R-controlled vowel sounds can be explained by this rule...
sailor, similar, scissors
Ar and or may say their schwa sound, /er/, in an unstressed syllable
What makes the letter x special?
It makes two sounds
Clothe, loathe, bathe
The E makes the th voiced
The letter Y is in these words because...
player journeyed
The y cannot change to an i because ay and ey are multi-letter phonograms
This the reason why the -ed suffix is saying this sound:
Clothed, played, excused
The words end in a voiced sound so the -ed makes the /d/ sound.
Many years ago scribes changed the letter U to the letter O, when following these 5 consonants (or multi-letter consonants), so readers wouldn't be confused with too many lines on the pages next to each other.
What are W, Th, M, N and V
These 3 consonants are NEVER doubled when adding a suffix.
W, x, and y