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Halmyre said:
Scone (rhymes with con) = the correct way.
Scone (rhymes with moan) = no such word.
The silent-e rule is as such:Scone (rhymes with moan) = no such word.
When “e” is the last letter in a word and the preceding syllable has just one vowel, the first vowel is long and the “e” is silent.
The silent-e rule is also known as the “vowel-consonant-e” pattern.
Scone (rhymes with moan) = the correct way
The fancy name for a magic 'e' word is a split digraph, which is when vowels that are split between consonants go together to make a sound. A digraph is any two letters that go together to make a sound (sh, ch, th, at, and en, for example).
An example of a magic 'e' word would be 'cape'. Without that magic 'e' at the end, the word is 'cap', which creates a short 'a' sound. With the magic 'e' added, a split digraph is created to change 'cap' into 'cape'.
21st Century Man said:
The silent-e rule is as such:
When “e” is the last letter in a word and the preceding syllable has just one vowel, the first vowel is long and the “e” is silent.
The silent-e rule is also known as the “vowel-consonant-e” pattern.
Scone (rhymes with moan) = the correct way
The fancy name for a magic 'e' word is a split digraph, which is when vowels that are split between consonants go together to make a sound. A digraph is any two letters that go together to make a sound (sh, ch, th, at, and en, for example).
An example of a magic 'e' word would be 'cape'. Without that magic 'e' at the end, the word is 'cap', which creates a short 'a' sound. With the magic 'e' added, a split digraph is created to change 'cap' into 'cape'.
Gone?When “e” is the last letter in a word and the preceding syllable has just one vowel, the first vowel is long and the “e” is silent.
The silent-e rule is also known as the “vowel-consonant-e” pattern.
Scone (rhymes with moan) = the correct way
The fancy name for a magic 'e' word is a split digraph, which is when vowels that are split between consonants go together to make a sound. A digraph is any two letters that go together to make a sound (sh, ch, th, at, and en, for example).
An example of a magic 'e' word would be 'cape'. Without that magic 'e' at the end, the word is 'cap', which creates a short 'a' sound. With the magic 'e' added, a split digraph is created to change 'cap' into 'cape'.
king arthur said:
It has to be pronounced like "sconn", otherwise you can't do the joke:
Q: What's the fastest cake in the world?
A: 'S gone.
And now, there will be a three page argument about whether or not a scone is a cake.
We’d use the Jaffa Cake defence which has legal precedence. It has cake-like qualities.Q: What's the fastest cake in the world?
A: 'S gone.
And now, there will be a three page argument about whether or not a scone is a cake.
CanAm said:
king arthur said:
It has to be pronounced like "sconn", otherwise you can't do the joke:
Q: What's the fastest cake in the world?
A: 'S gone.
And now, there will be a three page argument about whether or not a scone is a cake.
We’d use the Jaffa Cake defence which has legal precedence. It has cake-like qualities.Q: What's the fastest cake in the world?
A: 'S gone.
And now, there will be a three page argument about whether or not a scone is a cake.
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