They are mostly words that have an I and silent E.
Some examples include:
bye, gibe, jibe, tribe, entice, dice, lice, rice, slice,
glide, side, slide, fife, life, rife, strife, wife, bike, like, pike
bile, file, mile, pile, tile, while, crime, lime, mime, time,
dine, fine, line, mine, pine, pipe, ripe swipe, wipe,
guise, wise, bite, cite, kite, mite, white, write, size
Others have a Y followed by silent E :
bye, dye, lye
byte, rhyme, thyme, hype, tyke, analyze
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.
No. Words such as cookie, bookie, and rookie end with a long E sound, as with similar words that end in other consonants and Y (bony, booty).
Almost all of the words that end in AY with an "ay" sound (bay, day, hay, say) are at the end of a syllable. It is the AI words that often do not (gain, sail, maim). Other words that have a long A sound are spelled with EY, including obey, prey, and grey. Also words from French that end in E, EE, or ET have a long A sound, such as cafe, soiree, gourmet, buffet.
A few examples of words with the letter E at the end of a syllable are "table," "castle," "toggle," and "waffle."
Only one of the words mentioned has a long e sound. The word with the long E sound is precede.
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.
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Yes. As with many words that end in a silent E, the vowel is long. (kyt)
Fluffy, donkey, slimy, slinky, stuffy, lofty, crumby, tiny, spiny, softly, slowly, clingy, etc. Most words that end in "y" have a long "e" sound. The "y" in butterfly has a long "i" sound.
No. Words such as cookie, bookie, and rookie end with a long E sound, as with similar words that end in other consonants and Y (bony, booty).
You are not, if it makes an earlier vowel in the word long, such as in the words 'care' or 'tire' or 'ore.'
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.
mute, flute
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Zillionaire, zombie and zone are words. They begin with Z and end with E.
Many words end with a double-e and a long e sound. Referee is a common one, but abductee, addressee, honeybee, pedigree, and guarantee all match this description as well.
There are words that end in a long E, and words that end in a long E sound.Here are a few:E and EE words : be, we, fee, see, levee, nominee, detaineeEA words : sea, fleaY words : baby, silly, wily, crazyEY words : moneyand from French:IE words : bourgeoisieIS words : debris, marquis, chablisand from Irish:AGH - shillelagh