We read English words with the letter E. The role of a dumb letter "E" at the end of English words

A lot of words in English ends with the letter "E". In this case, the letter "E" in this case does not give any sound, that is, not read. Hence the name: "Silent" E "." For example: Lake - Lake. There is a truth only six exceptions when "E" is the only vowel in a very short word. In this case, it is read as in the English alphabet :. These six English words are as follows: Be - to be he - he, me - me, me, me, we are - we, she [∫i:] - she, the [Ði:] before the voice sound, [ðə] before the consonant sound - definite article.

So why do you need in English the letter "E" at the end of words, if she has no sound? Thinking with this can be eased for myself reading English words. It turns out that she makes many different benefit.

Such useful things in which the Mine English "E" participates, are the following:

1) To open the previous syllable (open in English, call syllables ending with a vowel letter; from this depends on the reading rule in the syllable). It can attach one or two consonants from the previous syllable. For example: one consonant: Make, Ma | KE - do; Two consonants: Taste, Ta | STE - taste. But if there are 3 consonants in the previous syllable, then the syllable remains closed. For example: Cattle, Cat | Tle - cattle;

2) To distinguish the arose open syllable from the arral closed (arous in English are called syllables in which the letter "R" goes after the vowel, on the sound of this letter - the name of the syllables). Compare how the sound of the letter "A", "E" is changing depending on the openness of the Arny Slog: the closed syllable: car - the car and the open syllable Care - care, attention, closed syllable: HER - it and open syllable: here - here;

3) To the English letters "C" and "G" read, as in the alphabet: "C" [S], SINCE - C, since; "G", Bridge - Bridge; At the same time, the first syllable does not open (as the silent "e" in this case is already used for another rule); Only in combination "-an" the syllable is open, for example: change - change, dangerous ['deındʒrəs] - dangerous;

4) To avoid the letter "S" at the end of the word, when it is not the end of the English nouns of the plural or the end of the English verb in the 3rd face of the only number of the present time: Sense is the meaning; At the same time, the first syllable does not open (as the silent "e" in this case is already used for another rule);

5) so that the English letter "V" was not at the end of the word. At the same time, the previous syllable can be or closed, or open, in advance is unknown: Lives - lives, lives - life; Have - HAVE, BEHAVE, BE | ha | VE - behave. Even in the abbreviated form of the verb is: "VE" (I'Ve Done IT.), The letter "V" is accompanied by a mute "E". Only Russian surnames on "-Os" are written during transliteration without a dumb "E": Krasnov, Zaitsev, sometimes "V" replace two "F": Raspopoff;

6) To distinguish one-handed words, more often, noun and verb (and at the same time open the first syllable): Bath - Bath, Bathe - swim, Breath - Breathe, Breathe - Breathe, Strip - Strip, Stripe - Strip;

7) To observe some of the traditions of writing words, for example: Die - die, dye - paint, Cheque - Check, Machine - car. Along the way, a dumb English "E" denotes the end of the root of the word when adding to the root of suffixes and endings: Care - Care, attention, Careful ['Keəful] - attentive, careless [' keəlıs] - inattentive, careless; Courage ['kʌrıdʒ] - courage, courageous [' kʌrıdʒʒs] - brave; Like - how similar, Likely ['Laıklı] is probable probably; Line - line, lines - lines; Move - Move (Xia), Moves - Moves, Moved - Movement Movement ['MU: VMəNT] - Movement.

As you know, to someone learn how to make efforts. When it comes to a foreign language, practice is needed every day. For english language learninglike a game on a musical instrument. Read in English, as well as playing gamma needs every day! So read and read again! This is the second lesson from the cycle :. Today we read English words with the letter E. Word tables are compiled by the type of syllable and before you start reading, we suggest once again remember english letter E Rules in 4 types of syllable.Who forgot what syllables are we talking about and what they are called, remember. And we proceed directly to practice.

Word tables taken from a wonderful benefit "Rules of Reading." Author Krylova N.V.

1. Read letter E in an open syllable

Rule 1. In the open and relatively open syllable (below), the English letter E is read as in the alphabet - . By the way, letterproof EI & IE. Also read.

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