Long U Words with Silent E Flashcards

Long U Words with Silent E

• Silent 'e' at the end of these words typically modifies the vowel sound to a long 'u'.
• Words like brute and cube demonstrate this vowel shift.

Word Analysis

• Crude relates to cute; both contain the long 'u' sound.
• Dude connects to duke, showcasing how silent 'e' affects pronunciation and spelling.
• Dune is associated with dupe, emphasizing how ending 'e' changes preceding vowels.

Additional Examples

• Flute and fume highlight the importance of silent letters in maintaining the word's pronunciation.
• Huge pairs with jute, where the silent 'e' plays a crucial role in vowel elongation.
• Mule and mute demonstrate another example of this phonetic rule.

Related Words

• Prude is linked with prune, both incorporating the long 'u' sound influenced by silent 'e'.
• Puke connects to pure, emphasizing vowel harmony in phonetics.
• Rule correlates to ruse, reinforcing the silent 'e’ effect in altering vowel sounds.

Final Words

• Spruce relates to tube; both represent final forms where the silent 'e' defines the long 'u' sound.
• Tune and yule further exemplify this linguistic pattern, showcasing diverse applications of the long 'u' vowel sound.