Silent 'e' and Long Vowel Sounds Quiz

<p>The silent 'e' at the end of a word usually makes the preceding vowel say its name.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>One example is 'hope'. The 'o' has a long vowel sound and the 'e' at the end is silent.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Knowing this rule helps in correctly pronouncing and spelling words with silent 'e' and long vowel sounds.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Phonics is a method for teaching people how to read and write an alphabetic language by demonstrating the relationship between the sounds of the spoken language and the letters or groups of letters of the written language.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The alphabetic principle refers to the understanding that letters represent sounds in a language.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Synthetic phonics is a method of teaching where students learn the sounds represented by letters and letter combinations, and blend these sounds to pronounce words.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Some approaches to teaching phonics include learning individual sounds and their corresponding letters, as well as blending sounds together to form words.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The examples in this article are based on General American English pronunciation.</p> Signup and view all the answers