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The Silent E rule of [[Modern English]] involves the changing of vowels due to an '''e''' at the end of the word. Historically the final '''e''' was pronounced as a schwa '''/ə/'''. It also indicated a different stress, and those vowels had a more heavily affected by the [[Great Vowel Shift]]. | The Silent E rule of [[Modern English]] involves the changing of vowels due to an '''e''' at the end of the word. Historically the final '''e''' was pronounced as a schwa '''/ə/'''. It also indicated a different stress, and those vowels had a more heavily affected by the [[Great Vowel Shift]]. | ||
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! Vowel !! Vowel with silent e !! Compareable vowel tri/digraph !! Notes | |||
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| b'''i'''t /bɪt/ || b'''i'''t'''e''' /baɪt/ || b'''igh'''t /baɪt/ | |||
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| s'''i'''n /sɪn/ || s'''i'''n'''e''' /saɪn/ || s'''ig'''n /saɪn/ | |||
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| p'''e'''t /pɛt/ || P'''e'''t'''e''' /piːt/ || p'''ea'''t /piːt/ || '''e'''_'''e''' is rare and has usually been respelled as '''ee''' | |||
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| p'''a'''n /pæn/ || p'''a'''n'''e''' /peɪn/ || p'''ai'''n /peɪn/ | |||
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| br'''a''' /bɹɑː/ || br'''ae''' /bɹeɪ/ || br'''ay''' /bɹeɪ/ || Final '''a''' for /ɑː/ is an even newer addition to English --> | |||
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| r'''o'''d /ɹɒd/ || r'''o'''d'''e''' /roʊd/ || r'''oa'''d /roʊd/ | |||
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| pl'''u'''m /plʌm/ || pl'''u'''m'''e''' /pluːm/ || l'''oo'''m /luːm/ || Sorry, couldn't find a "minimal triplet" | |||
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Revision as of 09:16, 13 January 2010
The Silent E rule of Modern English involves the changing of vowels due to an e at the end of the word. Historically the final e was pronounced as a schwa /ə/. It also indicated a different stress, and those vowels had a more heavily affected by the Great Vowel Shift.
| Vowel | Vowel with silent e | Compareable vowel tri/digraph | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| bit /bɪt/ | bite /baɪt/ | bight /baɪt/ | |
| sin /sɪn/ | sine /saɪn/ | sign /saɪn/ | |
| pet /pɛt/ | Pete /piːt/ | peat /piːt/ | e_e is rare and has usually been respelled as ee |
| pan /pæn/ | pane /peɪn/ | pain /peɪn/ | |
| rod /ɹɒd/ | rode /roʊd/ | road /roʊd/ | |
| plum /plʌm/ | plume /pluːm/ | loom /luːm/ | Sorry, couldn't find a "minimal triplet" |
