There are many words in English that end in an 'e', but you do not pronounce the 'e' in these words. Instead the proceeding vowel is the one that changes.
Look at the following examples:
twin /twIn/
twine /twayn/
pan /pæn/
pane /peyn/
For more examples of this, watch this very cool video from an old children's show called The Electric Company. It was written and sung by Tom Lehrer a famous singer, songwriter, and professor. He taught for many years at the University of California at Santa Cruz.
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- Teresa
- I've been teaching English for over 30 years. I've taught in Taiwan, China, Japan, Vietnam, and along the West Coast of the US. I've taught students from the age of 7 to 70. I've taught Reading, Writing, Grammar, Listening and Speaking, Culture, Pronunciation, Teacher Training, Business English, Public Speaking, Current Events, Media, and Critical Thinking. Classes have ranged in size from 7 to 150 with most being around 15. I've taught all levels of English proficiency from beginning to advanced.
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