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They would include these words:

accede achieve aggrieve

believe benzene bereave breeze

caffeine cease cede cheese cleave codeine compete complete concede conceive concrete convene crease creme cuisine

decease decrease deceive delete deplete discrete

ease eke eve

figurine fleece freeze frieze

gamete geese gene grease grebe grieve

heave

incomplete intercede interweave

latrine lease leave liege

machine marine

naive niche niece

obese obscene

peace peeve perceive petite piece please plebe police precede

quiche

ravine receive regime release replete reprieve retrieve routine

saline sardine scalene scene secede secrete seize sleeve sneeze squeeze stampede submarine supersede

tangerine tambourine theme these thieve trampoline tweeze

vaccine

weave wheeze wolverine

*the E is not heard in antique, boutique, critique, mystique, physique, pique, technique, or unique

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What words have an e ending and sound like a long i?

In "silent E" words such as bite, mite, site, white, the E ending changes the sound of the short I to a long I. There are no English words where a final single E sounds like a long I. However, there are IE words such as die, pie, lie, and vie, and YE endings such as bye and dye.


What words can you add a silent e to make the vowel long?

Some examples of words where adding a silent "e" makes the vowel long are "hope," "save," and "slide."


What is the most frequently used silent consonant?

Not sure which is the most prevalent, but here are some: the letter "g" which is silent when followed by an "n' at the beginning or end of words such as "gnash" and "gnome" and "benign" or resign". Not however when the syllables separate the letters, i.e., "dragnet". Another would be the silent "b" for words ending in "mb" like "bomb" "comb" Or the silent "c" in words / syllables beginning with "sc" as in "science" and "ascend" and "scissors". Seems like this might be the most frequent. And in American English, an "H" starting some words and secondary syllables, such as "honor" or "exhibit" or "exhaust" or "graham" Then there is the silent "k" when followed by "n" as in "knot, Knowledge, knives" Words ending in 'mn' -- silent 'n', like in "limn" "autumn" "condemn" Words with initial "wh" -- silent "H" -- "where, when, who" and with initial "wr" -- silent "w" -- as in "write" and 'wrench" Silent "t" for words ending in "stle" as in "castle" or "trestle"


What words in French have a silent s?

You can find a silent s in French when:- it is at the end of words, (most often as a plural mark);- when the 's' is the mark of a verb ending in conjugations;


What words have a long I sound spelled with an I?

The words that have only an I include GH words (high, sigh, and thigh) and GN words (align, sign). Words ending in -IGHT have a long I sound : bright, fight, fright, light, might, right, sight, tight. There are many words that have an I and a silent E, such as bite, ride, and nine.

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What words have an e ending and sound like a long i?

In "silent E" words such as bite, mite, site, white, the E ending changes the sound of the short I to a long I. There are no English words where a final single E sounds like a long I. However, there are IE words such as die, pie, lie, and vie, and YE endings such as bye and dye.


What are some words with a silent e?

Any words with a long vowel such as bite, hate, broke, discrete, or lute. Any past forms of words ending in -ed like shortened, posted, loved and a million others.


What Are Some Words With Silent you?

If you mean a silent "u," some of them are... guide intrigue (using the older spelling) several words ending in -gue, as catalogue. Also, certain words in which qu is pronounced as k rather than kw, as critique.


What words can you add a silent e to make the vowel long?

Some examples of words where adding a silent "e" makes the vowel long are "hope," "save," and "slide."


What are some words with silent -s?

Some words with a silent S:AisleAproposArkansasBourgeoisChamoisChassisDebrisHors d'oeuvresIllinoisIslandIslePrecisRendezvous


What is the most frequently used silent consonant?

Not sure which is the most prevalent, but here are some: the letter "g" which is silent when followed by an "n' at the beginning or end of words such as "gnash" and "gnome" and "benign" or resign". Not however when the syllables separate the letters, i.e., "dragnet". Another would be the silent "b" for words ending in "mb" like "bomb" "comb" Or the silent "c" in words / syllables beginning with "sc" as in "science" and "ascend" and "scissors". Seems like this might be the most frequent. And in American English, an "H" starting some words and secondary syllables, such as "honor" or "exhibit" or "exhaust" or "graham" Then there is the silent "k" when followed by "n" as in "knot, Knowledge, knives" Words ending in 'mn' -- silent 'n', like in "limn" "autumn" "condemn" Words with initial "wh" -- silent "H" -- "where, when, who" and with initial "wr" -- silent "w" -- as in "write" and 'wrench" Silent "t" for words ending in "stle" as in "castle" or "trestle"


What words in French have a silent s?

You can find a silent s in French when:- it is at the end of words, (most often as a plural mark);- when the 's' is the mark of a verb ending in conjugations;


What are some words ending in ong?

wrong, gong, song, long...


What words have a long I sound spelled with an I?

The words that have only an I include GH words (high, sigh, and thigh) and GN words (align, sign). Words ending in -IGHT have a long I sound : bright, fight, fright, light, might, right, sight, tight. There are many words that have an I and a silent E, such as bite, ride, and nine.


What are some words with silent letter p?

Some examples of English words with a silent P are pneumonia, pneumatic, psychic and psychiatrist.


What are some word with the silent ng and nk?

Some words with silent 'ng' include 'finger' and 'song'. Some words with silent 'nk' include 'honor' and 'bunk'.


What are some words with a silent b?

AplombBdelliumBombClimbCrumbCombDebtDoubtDumbLambLimbNumbPlumberSubtleSuccumbThumbTombWomb