The magic
“e”
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What is the magic “e”?
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It is the “e” added to the end of a CVC
word
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This “e” changes the sound of the vowel
before it
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This vowel sound becomes
LONG
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What is the magic “e”?
 Let’s
have a look at some
examples…..
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cube
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tape
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cape
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mate
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Putting the magic “e” into
practice
• What do these words mean?
hat
man
hid
din
rip
mad
pan
fat
win
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bit
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Putting the magic “e” into
practice
• What do they mean now? ………….
hate
ripe
made
mane pane
hide
dine
fate
wine
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bite
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Putting the magic “e” into
practice
• What you have learned is:• That adding an “e” at the end of a
CVC word changes the short vowel
sound into a long vowel sound
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Putting the magic “e” into
practice
• It also changes the meaning of the
word!
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