Silent E....¿Porque el E es mudo?

WHY of the Silent  /e/????  ¿Porque la E es muda?

  

Hay cinco razones principales por la E muda al final de las palabras:

La E hace que la vocal anterior diga su nombre.

Palabras en Ingles no terminan en u o v por lo normal. (Menu y palabras derivado del francés son excepciones). True.

La E muda sigue la c o g para que sus sonidos serán suaves. 

La silaba segunda “dle” necesita un vocal (también con tle, ble, etc.).

En algunas palabras, parece que no tiene propósito en particular. Talvez sea del Ingles antiguo. 

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There are five main reasons for the silent “e” at the end of words:

The “e” helps the vowel say its long sound – ie. Take.

English words do not usually end with u or v.  (Menu, and such words derived from French are exceptions.) ie. True, love.

The silent e follows the c and g so their sounds will be soft.  ie. Singe, mince.

The second syllable “dle” needs a vowel (so also with tle, ble, etc.) ie. Candle.

In some words, there is no particular purpose for the silent e. It is perhaps just left over from old English spelling.  ie. House, are, promise.  

Fonética- combinaciones de letras

FINAL CONSONANT DIGRAPHS: ch, sh, th, ng

A final consonant digraph is one which is heard at the end of a word (two letters combined to make one sound).

Pronounce these words and listen for the sounds of the final consonant digraphs:

ch in preach                  th in bath

sh in brush                   ng in bring

Use the words, ending in a digraph, from the box below to complete the sentence. Be sure you know all the vocabulary.

1. Can you ________________ me how to knit?

2. Once a year my father makes a record of my ________________ .

3. It is more fun to play on a___________________ than on a slide.

4. In the early morning, the air is ____________________and cool.

5. A baby kangaroo lives in its mother's ______________.

6. Did you blow out the candles with one ___________________ ?

7. I saw the   _____________   of light from the explosion.

8. Have you ever been ________________by a bee?

9. Keep your dog on a ________________ in the park.

10. A big __________________ of grapes was on the table.

11. The house was one mile__________________ of the town.

12.  I could not remember _________________ way to go.

13.  The fireman told us not to keep _______________ in the basement.

14.  Would you like a sliced __________________for dessert?

15.   Sometimes things are cheaper if you pay _____________ .

growth	fresh	south
breath	which	pouch
flash	swing	teach
bunch	leash	stung
trash	cash	peach

Como sabes si es “ei” o “ie”?

“Ei” or “ie” ???  How do you know? 

Generally the “i” comes before the “e” except after “c”:   such as in the words: brief, priest, chief, believe, field, niece, relief, yield;  and: ceiling, conceit, deceive, receive.

When the sound is long /a/ “ei” is used as in the words: eight, reign, rein, skein, veil, heir, vein.

Other exceptions:  Neither foreign sovereign seized (the) counterfeit (and) forfeited leisure.  As well as: either, weird, heifer, height.  

Como sabes si es “ei” o “ie”? 

Mayormente  el “i” viene antes del “e” al menos que éste sigue la letra “c”:  como en las palabras notados.

Cuando el sonido es de un “long”/a/ el “ei” se usa como en las palabras: Vea arriba.

Otros excepciones son las siguientes palabras: