Silent e: Long vowel sounds have the same sound as their name. When a silent e appears at the end of a word, you cannot hear it but it makes the other vowel have a long sound or say its name. The vowel e does not apply to this phonics rule. We will learn more about long vowel e in the year. long a long i long o long u rake mice note use bake nice zone cube tape pine robe mule cape bike home tube cape like rope cute sale bride hope huge trade prize bone fuse skate slide slope debate combine globe mistake reptile froze