What is a vowel consonant e pattern?

Vowel-Consonant-e Pattern: When a short word, or the last syllable of a longer word, ends in this pattern vowel-consonant-e, then the first vowel is usually long and the e is silent. Examples: place, cake, mice, vote, mute.

What is a vowel consonant e exception?

Vowel Consonant E exception. Usually in a v-e syllable the vowel is long and the ending e is silent like in /make/. There is an exception to this rule with the /ive/ In english the letter v never comes at the end of a word so an e is added on but the vowel remains short. example- give olive.

What words have a silent e?

spelling: words ending in a silent edebate, debatable.desire, desirable.dine, dining.excite, excitable.make, makable.subdue, subduing.

What we call the E when it comes at the end of a word?

The silent ‘e’ is an ‘e’ at the end of the word that’s not pronounced. In a short vowel sound, a vowel is typically by itself, while a long vowel sound involves the addition of a silent ‘e’ where the resulting words sound just like the vowel’s name.

How do you teach a silent E to 1st graders?

To teach silent e, simply prepare a list of words that have both short vowel words (like rich, twin, and dish) and long vowel words spelled with silent e (like while, shine, and grime). Do this with short a, i, o, or u (you won’t find enough e-consonant-e words to make a sort). Include “oddballs” if possible.

What is the rule for i before e?

“I before E, except after C” is a mnemonic rule of thumb for English spelling. If one is not sure whether a word is spelled with the digraph ei or ie, the rhyme suggests that the correct order is ie unless the preceding letter is c, in which case it is ei. For example: ie in believe, fierce, collie, die, friend.

Is EI a word in Scrabble?

No, ei is not in the scrabble dictionary.