The I in silent has a long I sound as in mile. The -ent has a schwa sound.
No. It is a silent vowel. The word bread is pronounced (bred).
No. Bath is a short vowel word (short A as in bat and math), but bathe is a long vowel word with its silent E.
No. The I in silent has a long I sound as in mile.
It has a long I vowel sound (the GH is silent).
The word migrate has a long I, a long A, and a silent E.
A silent 'e' at the end of a word can change the preceding vowel from short to long. This phenomenon is known as the silent 'e' rule.
No, Smile is a long vowel word. The I has a long I sound and the E is silent.
No. The I in fright has a long I sound, as in flight and bright. (The GH is silent.)
The word slave contains two vowels; the a is long, and the e is silent.
Umpire has a short U sound, a long I sound and a silent E.
Yes. The vowel A has a long sound, which is provided by the silent E.
The word chance has a short A sound and a silent E.