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_____homehoperopestone
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.
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