Adding the letter e to a word changes it's sound.

Adding the letter 'E' after many words changes the pronunciation of the other vowel in the word from the short to the long vowel sound. Here are some I picked at random: Bit, bite, cut, cute, at, ate, fat, fate, hat, hate, rat, rate, jut, jute, kit, kite, con, cone, win, wine, pin, pine, fin, fine, din, dine, dim, dime. This tip is also helpful for longer words like conflate or congratulate, where the last 'a' is pronounced like it's name.

Video on Pronunciation

Here are the sounds of the 26 letters of the Alphabet and small words containing them. This is essential for learning reading and good pronunciation.

Click on the video below. I pronounce the following 19 words containing all 26 letters of the alphabet: bag, cat, dog, fox, gun, hat, jet, kid, leg, map, nut, pez, rug, sun, tag, van, wig, yak, quit.

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