Silent E

Front 1

The job of the #1 Silent e is to make the vowel preceding it say its name.

Back 1

Silent e #1: bake gene time/type code cute

Front 2

Silent final e is to prevent us from ending an English word with a v or a u.

Silent e #3: chance bodice charge allege

(The job of the #3 Silent final e is to soften a c or g.)

Silent e #4:

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Silent e # 5: are nurse raise bye ewe owe cause

Mrs. Spalding referred to the #5 Silent final e as the "No job e."

Mrs. Sanseri refers to the #5 Silent final e as the "Odd job E" and explains: "Any reason for a silent E not covered by the first four is lumped into this final category.

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Back 2

true love

Front 3

Silent final e is to prevent us from having a syllable with no vowel.

Back 3

lit tle cas tle bot tle dab ble fid dle

Front 4

The E keeps a word that is not plural from ending in an 's'

Back 4

Examples: dense (not dens), purse (not purs), false (not fals)

Front 5

The E adds length to a short main-idea word

Back 5

awe, ewe, rye

Front 6

The E gives a distinction in meaning between homonyms.

Back 6

or/ore for/fore

Front 7

Silent e is to make the vowel preceding it say its name.

Back 7

Silent e #1: bake gene time/type code cute