{"id":2091,"date":"2012-10-02T09:00:23","date_gmt":"2012-10-02T13:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/?p=2091"},"modified":"2012-09-14T18:35:23","modified_gmt":"2012-09-14T22:35:23","slug":"vowel-sounds-looking-at-the-letter-e","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/vowel-sounds-looking-at-the-letter-e\/","title":{"rendered":"Vowel sounds: Looking at the letter e"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Today we continue our look at the different vowel sounds<\/a> in English by focusing on the letter \u2018e.\u2019\u00a0 Before honing in on the short and long vowel sounds of the letter \u2018e\u2019 I want to introduce to you the concept of the silent \u2018e\u2019 in English.<\/p>\n

There are many words in English that end in a silent letter \u2018e,\u2019 this means the \u2018e\u2019 at the end of the word is not pronounced at all.\u00a0 It is like the \u2018e\u2019 is not there.\u00a0 So, why is it there then?\u00a0 A silent letter \u2018e\u2019 at the end of a word usually is a signal for how to pronounce the preceding vowel in the word, as in the difference between “hid” and “hide.”\u00a0 A silent \u2018e\u2019 at the end of a word usually indicates the preceding vowel should be pronounce with the long vowel sound.\u00a0 This is how the silent \u2018e\u2019 is helpful.\u00a0 It often tells the reader how to pronounce the vowel that comes before final silent \u2018e.\u2019<\/p>\n

Now to look at how to pronounce the letter \u2018e\u2019 when it is not being silent.<\/p>\n

e (short vowel sound)<\/strong><\/p>\n

This sound is made with the jaw open, the lips unrounded, and the tongue quite low and relaxed.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Example words:
\ne<\/strong>xce<\/strong>l<\/em>
\nhappine<\/strong>ss<\/em>
\nle<\/strong>mon<\/em>
\npe<\/strong>t<\/em>
\nre<\/strong>d<\/em>
\nte<\/strong>n<\/em>
\nwe<\/strong>dding<\/em><\/p>\n

e (long vowel sound)<\/strong><\/p>\n

This sound is made with the jaw slightly open, the lips unrounded, and the tongue high and moving higher as you make the vowel sound.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Example words:
\nbe<\/strong><\/em>
\ncle<\/strong>an<\/em>
\ne<\/strong>ach<\/em>
\ne<\/strong>ve<\/em>
\nme<\/strong><\/em>
\nkee<\/strong>p<\/em>
\nstree<\/strong>t<\/em>
\ntree<\/strong><\/em>
\nwe<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Now here is another quick grouping exercise.\u00a0 Look at the six words below and group together into two groups based on whether they have either a short or long \u2018e\u2019 sound.\u00a0 Hint: There are three words with short \u2018e\u2019 sounds and three with long \u2018e\u2019 sounds.<\/p>\n

Once you have finished deciding which group each word belongs to you can check your answers by clicking on this link where you can also hear these words pronounced: http:\/\/www.abcfastphonics.com\/vowel-letters\/vowel-e.html<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\necho
\nnest
\neel
\nedge
\nfeet<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Today we continue our look at the different vowel sounds in English by focusing on the letter \u2018e.\u2019\u00a0 Before honing in on the short and long vowel sounds of the letter \u2018e\u2019 I want to introduce to you the concept of the silent \u2018e\u2019 in English. There are many words in English that end in…<\/p>\n

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