Silent e with i, o, and u

Read i_e, o_e, and u_e words like kite, home, and cube.

Silent e works with other vowels too. With i: 'pin' becomes 'pine', 'kit' becomes 'kite', 'rid' becomes 'ride'. With o: 'hop' becomes 'hope', 'not' becomes 'note', 'rob' becomes 'robe'. With u: 'cub' becomes 'cube', 'tub' becomes 'tube'.

Long u can say /yoo/ as in 'cute' or /oo/ as in 'rule'. Read: 'Mike rode home on his bike. It was a cute ride. ' Each vowel jumped to its long sound because an e stood at the end, one letter away.

• 1Silent e works with i, o, and u too.
• 2i_e: kite. o_e: home. u_e: cube.
• 3Long u can say /yoo/ or /oo/.