The document discusses the role of silent e in changing the sound of vowels. Silent e makes the preceding vowel say its name, such as turning "pan" into "pane", and "kit" into "kite". Although silent, it plays an important role by making nearby vowels long. Silent e "bosses other vowels around" by changing their sounds, even though it makes no sound itself.

1. Silent E
Listen closely and you’ll
hear when a silent e is
near.
While it is quiet it can be
influential. Silent E
e
e
e
e
e
e
e
e
e
e
e
e

2. It can turn a
Into a
Silent E
can
can
e

3. It can turn a
Into a
pan
pane
Silent

4. It bosses other vowels
around
but it doesn’t make a
sound.
Silent E. Shhhh.

5. It can turn a
Into a
bit
bite
Silent

6. It can turn a
Into a
kit
kite
Silent

7. It bosses other vowels
around
but it doesn’t make a
sound.
Silent E. Shhhh.

8. It may be quiet, but silent e is
strong
It finds the nearest vowel and
makes its short sound
L-o-o-o-o-o-o-ng.

9. It can turn a
Into a
not
note
Silent

10. It can turn a
Into a
tot
tote
Silent

11. It bosses other vowels
around
but it doesn’t make a
sound.
Silent E. Shhhh.

12. It doesn’t make a sound.
Silent E. Shhhh.
It doesn’t make a sound.
Silent E. Shhhh.