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 | |
| face | close | ||
| wake | whale | ||
| joke | bagpipe | ||
| exercise | promoted | ||
| space | museum | ||
| escape | hopeless | ||
| arrive | craze | ||
| hikers | surprise | ||
| diversion | lately |
| 2. Now memorize the focus words and test yourself on them. |
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for "magic" e words
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Focus Words
museum
escape
arrive
awake
useless
surprise
diversion
lately
promoted
exercise