Spelling
it Right
magic e 1
Focus Words
museum
escape
arrive
awake
useless
surprise
diversion
lately
promoted
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MAGIC E WORDS (often known as split digraphs)
Read the following
words out aloud. Notice how the "magic e"
affects the way we say the
previous vowel.
cap
cape
slop slope
The
way we say the -a- in cape is different to the way that
we say it in
cap. This is because of the magic e.
1. Copy the following magic e words. Then highlight or
underline the vowel that is affected by the magic e.
The first
has been done for you.
| made |
made |
stage |
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| face |
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close |
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| wake |
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whale |
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| joke |
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bagpipe |
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| exercise |
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promoted |
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| space |
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museum |
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| escape |
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hopeless |
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| arrive |
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craze |
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| hikers |
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surprise |
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| diversion |
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lately |
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| 2. Now memorize the focus words and test yourself on
them. |
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3. Click here for a Hangman game for "magic" e words
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