Magic e

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What is a magic e?

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A magic e is an 'e' at the end of a word that makes the vowel before it say its name, or have a long sound.

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What is a CVCe word?

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A CVCe word is a word that has a consonant-vowel-consonant followed by a magic e, like 'note'.

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What sound does the magic e make?

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The magic e itself is silent, but it changes the vowel sound before it to a long sound.

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Give an example of a word with a magic e.

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'Wave' is an example of a word with a magic e.

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What is the long sound of 'a'?

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The long sound of 'a' is pronounced like the letter 'A', as in 'cake'.

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What is the long sound of 'o'?

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The long sound of 'o' is pronounced like the letter 'O', as in 'grow'.

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Which word has the vowel I say it's name?

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The word 'tribe' has the vowel I say it's name.

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What is the long sound of 'i'?

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The long sound of 'i' is pronounced like the letter 'I', as in 'bike'.

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What does the magic e do to the word 'kit'?

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The magic e changes 'kit' to 'kite', making the 'i' say its name.

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What is an example of a CVCe word?

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'Note' is an example of a CVCe word.