Expertlatin
A Vowel Followed by Two Consonants at the End of a Word Is Pronounced as a Short Vowel. 3. If a Vowel Is the Final Letter in a Word, It Is Pronounced as a Long Vowel. 4. If an E Appears at the End of a Word, It Is Silent.
- What is a vowel followed by a consonant?
- What is the double consonants rule?
- When a vowel followed by two consonants at the end of a word is pronounced as a short vowel?
What is a vowel followed by a consonant?
When there's only one vowel in a syllable and it is followed by at least one consonant, the vowel usually makes its short sound. Examples include on, itch, mas•cot, and Wis•con•sin. This pattern is called a “closed syllable” because the consonant “closes in” the short vowel sound.
What is the double consonants rule?
It is one of the first rules we teach our young readers and writers. The doubling rule states that if a one syllable word ends with a vowel and a consonant, double the consonant before adding the ending (e.g. -ed, -ing). It's often helpful to provide examples where this rule applies and where this rule does not apply.
When a vowel followed by two consonants at the end of a word is pronounced as a short vowel?
The CVC pattern states that when a single vowel is between two consonants, the vowel is pronounced as a short vowel sound (if the letter 'e' follows the second consonant, the vowel will be pronounced as a long vowel sound due to the Vowel-Consonant-e pattern).
