There are a large number of these words, including:
-able words : cable, fable, table
-ace words : face, grace, lace, mace, pace, place, race, space
-ade words: abrade, bade, fade, glade, made, trade
-afe words: chafe, safe
-age words : cage, gauge, page, rage, sage, stage
-ague words: plague, vague
-aise words: braise, praise, raise
-ake words: bake, brake cake, fake, flake, lake, make, rake, shake, stake, take, wake
-ale words: bale, gale, hale, kale, male, pale, sale, shale, stale, tale, whale
-ame words: blame, came, dame, fame, game, lame, name, same, tame
-ane words: cane, lane, mane, pane, sane, wane
-ange words: change, mange, range, strange
-ape words: cape, drape, gape, rape, tape
-aple words: maple, staple
-ase words: case, chase
-aste words: haste, waste
-ate words: abate, crate, create, date, fate, gate, hate, late, mate, pate, plate, rate, sate, skate, slate, spate
-ave words: brave, cave, gave, grave, pave, save, wave, waive
Also words with the long A sound, such as crepe and suede.
Some examples of words with a long "a" sound and a silent "e" at the end are:
Not necessarily. Some long vowel words do end with an "e," such as "time" or "bone," but there are also long vowel words that do not end with an "e," such as "sky" or "climb." The presence of an "e" at the end of a long vowel word does not determine whether the vowel sound is long or short.
In some English words, the silent "e" at the end changes the sound of the preceding vowel from a short sound to a long sound. For example, in the word "hop," the silent "e" changes the "o" from a short o sound to a long o sound in "hope."
The silent letter in the word "late" is the 'e' at the end.
Yes, the words "life" and "knife" have a silent "e" at the end. The "e" is there to modify the pronunciation of the vowel before it.
The silent letter in "more" is the 'e' at the end of the word. It is not pronounced, but it changes the pronunciation of the vowel before it from a short 'o' sound to a long 'o' sound.
Yes. As with many words that end in a silent E, the vowel is long. (kyt)
Yes, the word "kite" has a long vowel sound for the letter "i." It is pronounced like "ai" in English.
Not necessarily. Some long vowel words do end with an "e," such as "time" or "bone," but there are also long vowel words that do not end with an "e," such as "sky" or "climb." The presence of an "e" at the end of a long vowel word does not determine whether the vowel sound is long or short.
mute, flute
Words that have a single E followed by a silent E have the long E sound : cede, gene, mete, scene, compete, and complete. Many long E words have a "vowel pair" with or without a silent E at the end : trees, cheese, seas, tease, breeze, and keys.
The silent letter in "more" is the 'e' at the end of the word. It is not pronounced, but it changes the pronunciation of the vowel before it from a short 'o' sound to a long 'o' sound.
Yes, the word "dice" has a short e sound, pronounced like /dΚΙͺs/.
No. A "long E" is in words such as be, see, and key. The E in woke (wohk) is silent.
Yes, in have 'e' is always a silent e.The word "the" does not have a silent e.
Some examples of words where adding a silent "e" makes the vowel long are "hope," "save," and "slide."
NO . . . the "e" at the end is silent. CH _ A _ R _ J
Yes, the word "likes" does have a long e sound, pronounced /laΙͺks/.