magic e

Vowel sound changer

Magic e is a children’s mnemonic for the fact that a silent e at the end of a word usually lengthens the vowel in the preceding syllable: hop, hope.

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Opposites
phonics spelling patterns

magic edigraph

Two letters, one sound

diphthong · schwa

vowel sound outcome

magic eshort vowel

Brief vocalic phoneme

Phrases
Family

magic, magician, magical, magically, magics

Familiarity
Top 500,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Rated G