Silent E: How One Letter Totally Changes The Pronunciation!

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  Let's get started with today's lesson.

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  Did you know that there's one small letter that completely changes how a word is pronounced in English?

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  It's called the silent E,

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  and today we'll learn how it changes the sound of all five vowels, A, E, I, O, and U.

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  Understanding this is essential for pronouncing words correctly in English.

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  All right, let's jump in.

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  When a word ends in a consonant plus an E, then the E is silent,

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  but it makes the vowel before it say its name.

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  It changes the vowel from a short one to a long one.

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  You'll see it better with examples.

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  With the letter A, the A sound becomes the A sound when we have a silent E at the end.

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  Repeat after me.

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