Naming Words: What are Magic e-words?

Word Wizard – Magic e

• Read the set of words and mark the differences.

Kit- Kite

Rat- Rate

Cut- Cute

• The letter “e” has been added to each of the second words in the list above.
• It changes the pronunciation of vowels in the word.
• According to the rule, when the letter “e” sits at the end of any word, it is usually silent.
• This is known as magic “e”.
• But the magic “e” changes the short vowel into a long vowel.
• Refer to slide no. 10.

• Let’s look at some examples.
• Refer slide no. 12.

• Silent “e” is also referred to as bossy “e” sometimes.
• When it sits at the end of a word, it becomes silent and tells the other vowel in the word to pronounce itself.
• The fancy name for a magic “e” word is known as a split digraph.
• Two letters sometimes make one sound.
• When two vowels split between consonants, they together make one sound.
• We will read about the 5 vowels that make 5 split digraphs: a-e, e-e, i-e, o-e, u-e.
• We will learn about the change in vowel sound when they mix up with the magic “e” at the end.

• Let’s see the examples of each vowel-magic “e” combinations.
• Mark the pronunciation of the words.

a-e:

• Refer to slide no. 16 and 17.

e-e:

• Refer to slide no. 18.

i-e:

• Refer to slide no. 19 and 20.

o-e:

• Refer to slide no. 21 and 22.

u-e:

• Refer to slide no. 23 and 24.

• The sound of vowels like “a,e,i,o,u” becomes long after adding “e” at the end of the word.
• So, “e’ is the magic or silent “e” in these words