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magic e

magic e noun: a silent e (in certain English words, such as cake and time) that appears to change the pronunciation of the preceding vowel.

Noun

magic e (plural magic es or magic e's)

  1. A silent e (in certain English words, such as cake and time) that appears to change the pronunciation of the preceding vowel.
    • Write the following words in a column on a printing tablet or whiteboard: fat, mat, rat, cap, pan, hid, at, and us. Ask your child to wave his magic wand, add an e with his pencil, and see the new words he makes as he adds the magic e.2011, Susan M. Greve, Phonics for Dummies, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 114

Forms of magic e

pluralmagic es
pluralmagic e's

Questions about magic e

What does magic e mean?
Magic e means a silent e (in certain English words, such as cake and time) that appears to change the pronunciation of the preceding vowel.
What part of speech is magic e?
Magic e is a noun.
What is the plural of magic e?
The plural of magic e is magic es.

Words near magic e in the dictionary

  1. magic cookie
  2. magic cookies
  3. magic cube
  4. magic cubes
  5. magic dust
  6. magic e
  7. magic e's
  8. Magic Eight Ball
  9. Magic Eight Balls
  10. magic es
  11. magic eye

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