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I have a student who consistently spells words incorrectly by ending or not ending words with e improperly. Do any of you have rules or exercises to help this matter?
For example:
e instead of y (ruste instead of rusty)
e instead of el (shovle instead of shovel)
eu instead of ue (bleu instead of blue)
drops silent e
Thanks!
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Not sure of "rules" but would say in general English - "e" at the end of a word never says its name so words ending in "e" sound don't end in with an E. Just memorize that.
I was just talking to my youndest about the "el" "le" ending because he has trouble with those. "el" is defineily not the norm - so since it has far fewer uses, I think you just ahve to memorize those exceptions and remember that the most likely spelling is "le".
I found these 5 rules online:
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1. Silent final e makes the vowel say its name.
Compare the pronunciation of the following pairs of words:
con cone
cut cute
mat mate
In cone, the e makes the o say “O”. In cute, the e makes the u say “U”. In mate, the e makes the a say “A.”
This first and most common kind of silent final e “makes the letter say its name.”
2. English words don’t end in v or u.
The e at the end of have and blue do not affect pronunciation. The e is there because the words would otherwise end in v or u. Impromptu is one of the few exceptions to this rule.
3. Silent E after the letters C and G “soften” their sounds.
The letter C can represent the sounds of either /k/ as in cat or /s/ as in cent.
The letter G can represent the sounds of either /g/ as in gum or /j/ as in gym.
Silent final e after C and G indicates that the sounds are /s/ and /j/. Ex. lance and charge. Without the silent final e, these words would represent the pronunciations /lank/ and /charg/.
4. Every syllable must have a vowel.
In words like candle, pickle, and people, the final syllable can be pronounced without a vowel, but “in English, every syllable must have a vowel.” (Would we really want to write pebbl or littl?)
5. Sometimes the silent final e has no purpose whatever.
In words like are, and ore, the silent final e does not affect the pronunciation or provide a missing vowel, or keep a word from ending in v or u. This is the e that Mrs. Spalding (Romalda Spalding, The Writing Road to Reading) calls “no-job e.” Like Everest, it’s there.
The word resumé is often spelled in English with the French accent aigu to indicate the untypical pronunciation.
The final e at the end of the Italian musical borrowing forte (loudly, powerfully) is pronounced like a long a: /for-tay/. Ex. This measure is marked forte.
The final e at the end of the French borrowing forte (strength, strong point) is silent, although many speakers pronounce this word the same way they do the musical term. Ex. Cooking is not my forte.
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Mary, you spoil me!
What a relief. I was trying to wrap my brain around this difficulty...and articulate explanations...and confused myself  . Then when I went online I found a bunch of words that end in e...to be used in word puzzles  .
Printing this off right now  .
Love,
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This is WONDERFUL information!!!
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