Magic E

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What is the magic 'e'?

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The magic 'e' is a silent 'e' at the end of a word that changes the vowel sound in the word from short to long. For example, 'cap' becomes 'cape'.

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Which word uses the magic 'e'?

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hope

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What happens to the vowel sound when a magic 'e' is added?

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The vowel sound changes from a short sound to a long sound.

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Identify a word that uses magic 'e'.

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ripe

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What is an example of a word that does not use magic 'e'?

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mat

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Choose the words that use magic 'e': male, box, cube, sun.

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cube

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What is the effect of magic 'e' on the word 'hide'?

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The magic 'e' makes the 'i' in 'hide' a long vowel sound.

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Which of the following words uses magic 'e'? cut, tale, bone, hide.

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hide and tale.

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What is the purpose of the magic 'e'?

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To change the pronunciation of the vowel in a word, making it a long vowel sound.

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Give an example of a word with magic 'e' that starts with 'b'.

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bake.