Because if it made a sound, then the word would be pronounced "squeez-e", and it would sound childish.
No. The first E has a short I sound and the final E is silent.
The final 'e' is not pronounced, but it changes the sound of the 'i' from a short 'i' to a long 'i'.Without the final 'e', the word is 'slim'.
The final E is silent, but does not make the other E a long vowel. (There are two silent consonants as well, the K and the D.)
The letter o is the vowel, because the final e is silent.
Yes. The final E is silent. It makes the A a long vowel sound in the verb (DEL-uh-gayt) It does not affect the A sound in the noun. (DEL-uh-guht)
Yes. The silent "e" in "rare" follows the silent "e" rule in the English language, where the final "e" is often silent when another vowel follows it.
The final e
Yes. The EE pair has a long E sound as in cheep and cheap. The final E is silent.
No. The first E has a short I sound and the final E is silent.
Yes. The first E has a short E as in den. The final E is silent.
No. It has a long A sound as in date and fate. The final E is silent.
Cologne, Germany (The G in Cologne is silent.) Rhode Island (The H and the S are silent.) Belgium (a country in western Europe, the I is silent) Europe (the final E is silent) Britain (The A is silent.) Charlotte (the capital of North Carolina, The E is silent.) Cheyenne, Wyoming (The third E in Cheyenne is silent.)
Yes. The first E has a long E sound and the final E is silent (theez).
Yes. The EE pair has a long E sound, and the final E is silent.
"Nice" is pronounced as "neess" with a silent final 'e'.
Yes, the A is a long A as in rate (the final E is silent).
Yes. The first E has a short E as in send and sent. The final E is silent.