We’ve already done the i_e rule, so we’re going to follow in that vein and call this one the O-something-E Rule.

Some people call this group of sounds the Magic E group, because the e is silent, and yet indicative. In this instance, the e tells you the sound the the o is going to make. Every single time in this family of sounds, the e tells you that the other vowel says its own name.

So, we here today are learning that the e tells us that o says “O” (or perhaps I should write it as “oh”?).

On half a 3×5 card, write out this chart:

o_e

_____

home

hope

rope

stone

I’ll quote myself from my last post on this subject, since I cannot improve upon it:

It takes a little more work with the ink pens, I know, but I find that this really helps illustrate what is going on in the word. The e is modifying the sound of the i, and this happens regardless of which consonant is present. That is why the consonant is in black.

Slip your 3×5 card into the section for daily practice…and practice it daily!

Ahem.

And it’ll all go just fine.