http://www.dailywritingtips.com/five-spelling-rules-for-silent-final-e/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:00:10 -0600 hourly 1 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/five-spelling-rules-for-silent-final-e/comment-page-1/#comment-73228 Tania Tue, 20 Jan 2009 13:35:26 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/five-spelling-rules-for-silent-final-e/#comment-73228 There are actually quite a lot of words that are exceptions to "every syllable has a vowel". Not only rhythm, but also words like chasm, prism, aneurysm, communism etc. It's fine to have exceptions - and English is inherently a language of exceptions - but I get irritated when some people insist that there's only one syllable in words like chasm or rhythm, just to make these words fit the rule. There are actually quite a lot of words that are exceptions to “every syllable has a vowel”. Not only rhythm, but also words like chasm, prism, aneurysm, communism etc. It’s fine to have exceptions – and English is inherently a language of exceptions – but I get irritated when some people insist that there’s only one syllable in words like chasm or rhythm, just to make these words fit the rule.

]]> http://www.dailywritingtips.com/five-spelling-rules-for-silent-final-e/comment-page-1/#comment-39465 Jane Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:22:54 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/five-spelling-rules-for-silent-final-e/#comment-39465 Another rule to consider - words that end in -se (loose, nurse, pulse). Final Silent e follows /s/=s following double vowel or two consonants. Another rule to consider – words that end in -se (loose, nurse, pulse). Final Silent e follows /s/=s following double vowel or two consonants.

]]> http://www.dailywritingtips.com/five-spelling-rules-for-silent-final-e/comment-page-1/#comment-35041 Chris Maraschin Tue, 09 Sep 2008 00:11:02 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/five-spelling-rules-for-silent-final-e/#comment-35041 Can you please give examples of dropping the final "e" and adding a suffix. Thank you very much on this information Can you please give examples of dropping the final “e” and adding a suffix. Thank you very much on this information

]]> http://www.dailywritingtips.com/five-spelling-rules-for-silent-final-e/comment-page-1/#comment-1990 In Quest of a Standard American Pronunciation Fri, 14 Sep 2007 18:35:28 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/five-spelling-rules-for-silent-final-e/#comment-1990 [...] Ignoring the First Rule of Silent Final e (e makes the vowel say its name). [...] [...] Ignoring the First Rule of Silent Final e (e makes the vowel say its name). [...]

]]> http://www.dailywritingtips.com/five-spelling-rules-for-silent-final-e/comment-page-1/#comment-1442 sindhu Mon, 03 Sep 2007 04:46:11 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/five-spelling-rules-for-silent-final-e/#comment-1442 great website for people who want to learn english and improve it. the tips are really great great website for people who want to learn english and improve it. the tips are really great

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